Ukraine

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 Related terms 1.7 Quotations 2 Danish 2.1 Proper noun 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Proper noun 3.2.1 Related terms 4 German 4.1 Proper noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative forms

• Ocraine (obsolete)
• Ukrain (obsolete)
• Ukrania, Ucrania (obsolete)

[edit] 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.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /juˈkɹeɪn/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -eɪn

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Ukraine

Plural -

Ukraine

1. A country in Eastern Europe; was long part of the Russian Empire, then of the Soviet Union. Official name: Ukraine.

[edit] Usage notes

Since the country's independence in 1991, style guides recommend Ukraine, without an article. Previously, the most common usage was the Ukraine.

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[edit] See also

• Countries of the world
• Little Russia
• Ruthenia

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• Ukrainian
• Ukrainian SSR

[edit] Quotations

• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

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Ukraine

1. Ukraine

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Ukraine f

1. Ukraine

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• ukrainien
• Ukrainien

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[edit] German

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Ukraine f.

1. Ukraine