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English
Wikipedia has an article on: Ukraine Wikipedia has an article on: Name of Ukraine Location of UkraineAlternative forms
- Ocraine (obsolete)
- Ukrain (obsolete)
- Ukrania, Ucrania (obsolete)
Etymology
1688 Ucrania, Ukrain, Ukraine, Ukrania, 1762 Ocraine. Adaptation of Polish Ukraina, Russian Украина (Ukraína), or Ukrainian Україна (Ukraḯna), from the specific use, originally meaning “borderland” or “marches”. From Old East Slavic оу (u), “‘at’”) + краи (krai), “‘edge’”). Details in Wikipedia: Name of Ukraine.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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Singular Ukraine |
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Ukraine
- A country in Eastern Europe; was long part of the Russian Empire, then of the Soviet Union. Official name: Ukraine.
Usage notes
Since the country's independence in 1991, style guides recommend Ukraine, without an article. Previously, the most common usage was the Ukraine.
See also
Related terms
Quotations
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
Danish
Proper noun
Ukraine
- Ukraine
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ukraine f
- Ukraine
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German
Proper noun
Ukraine f.
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