Ukraine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

A country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea. Capital and largest city: Kyiv.

Pronunciation

/juːˈkɹeɪn/ /ˈjuːkɹeɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Ukraine.wav /ʊˈkɹeɪn/ /ˈʊkɹeɪn/ en-us-Ukraine.ogg /jʉˈkɾen/ /ˈjʉkɾen/ /jʉˈkɹen/ /ˈjʉkɹen/ /jɪʊˈkɾein/ /ˈjɪʊkɾein/

Word forms

Ukraine Ucrania Ukrain Ukrainia Ukrania Ukraina

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Ukraina or Russian Украи́на (Ukraína), from Old East Slavic оукраина (ukraina), which is most commonly taken to have meant "borderland, marches" in this context, though for about a century now Ukrainian scholars have articulated an alternative theory that it meant "region, country, the land around (a given center)" in this context instead. See Name of Ukraine for more.

Related words

Derived words

Green Ukraine Jewkraine Ukrainer Ukrainian Ukrainization Ukraino- Ukrainophile Ukrainophilia Ukrainophilic Ukrainophobe Ukrainophobia Ukrainophone Ukraino-Russian Ukro-

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