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Ukraine

Ukraine

304 1.0
A country in eastern Europe that used to be part of the Soviet Union
  • proper noun
  • /juˈkreɪn/
: Ucrania
  • If the US stops its support for Ukraine, then Ukraine loses.
  • Russia and Ukraine
  • Belarus and Ukraine
  • Poland and Ukraine

The world stands with Ukraine in calling for peace.

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Examples

  • Above all, it is geopolitically essential that Ukraine succeed in stabilizing itself as a secure and independent state.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The world stands with Ukraine in calling for peace.

  • Because after all, Ukraine is a friendly country to us, right?

  • And none of the money has come from Ukraine itself.

  • America is working to develop close relations with Ukraine to counter any expansion of Russian power.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The glory and freedom of Ukraine has not yet perished.

  • Western unity on issues such as the future of Ukraine is therefore of the utmost importance.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Turkey borders Ukraine.

  • To travel through Ukraine is to swell with sympathy for the flinty Ukrainian nationalists.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The world stands with Ukraine in calling for peace.

Synonyms

Ukrayina
vsUkraine
8.1

A country in Eastern Europe with capital Kyiv

has identical meaning but uses the English-language form

Surface Forms

Ukraine main

Etymology

The word Ukraine comes from old Slavic parts u- 'at' and kraj 'edge' or 'border'. So it originally meant 'land at the edge', which is why the name means 'borderland' and now names the country.