майда́н

rare #32813

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
marketplace, market, bazaar
На майда́не шуме́ла осе́нняя я́рмарка.
The autumn fair was in full swing on the marketplace.
Regional (southern Russian, Ukrainian).
2.
public square, maidan, gathering place
Наро́д собра́лся на майда́не.
The people gathered on the square.
3.
(rare) clearing, glade, charcoal-burner's site
Среди́ леса был устро́ен майда́н.
A charcoal-burner's clearing had been laid out in the middle of the forest.
4.
Maidan movementpolitics
Он уча́ствовал в майда́не в Ки́еве.
He took part in the Maidan in Kyiv.
Political protest movement in Ukraine; cf. Euromaidan.

Examples

Майдан стал символом протеста в стране.
The Maidan became a symbol of protest in the country.
В Днепропетро́вске пло́щадь Ленина переименова́ли в пло́щадь Геро́ев Майда́на.
In Dnipropetrovsk, Lenin square has been renamed into Maidan heroes square.
Люди собрались на майдане в центре города.
People gathered on the maidan in the city center.