Euromaidan

== English == === Etymology === 2013, from Ukrainian Євромайда́н (Jevromajdán), from Євро́па (Jevrópa, “Europe”) + майда́н (majdán, “square”), named after Майда́н Незале́жності (Majdán Nezaléžnosti, “Independence Square”) in Kyiv. Compare maidan. === Proper noun === Euromaidan A series of antigovernment protests in Ukraine that started in November 2013. 2016, January 7, Taras Kuzio, "Euromaidan Dreams Deferred", in Foreign Affairs Snapshot At the heart of the Orange and Euromaidan revolutions was a demand by average Ukrainians for justice and dignity. 2016, June 1, Adam Hinton interviewed by Laura Snoad, "Adam Hinton's best photograph: an artist painting amid the Kiev uprising", The Guardian In February 2014, it felt like the Euromaidan protests in Kiev's Independence Square, demanding closer integration with Europe, were reaching a peak. ==== Synonyms ==== Maidan ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Euromajdan === Etymology === Borrowed from Ukrainian Євромайда́н (Jevromajdán), from Євро́па (Jevrópa, “Europe”) + майда́н (majdán, “square”), named after Майда́н Незале́жності (Majdán Nezaléžnosti, “Independence Square”) in Kiev. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌøː.roː.maːi̯ˈdɑn/, /ˌøː.roː.mɑi̯ˈdɑn/ Hyphenation: Eu‧ro‧mai‧dan === Proper noun === Euromaidan n or m Euromaidan (antigovernment protests in Ukrainein 2013 and 2014) Maidan Nezalezhnosti, the square in Kiev that was the site of antigovernment protests in 2013 and 2014