sich

/siːt͡ʃ/

sich

English Noun

Definition

An administrative and military centre for the Zaporozhian and Danube Cossacks.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Січ (Sič), from Ukrainian сікти (sikty, “to chop”), alluding to the clearing of a forest for an encampment, or the building of a fort with trees that have been cut down.