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Ukrayina

Ukrayina

8.1
A country in Eastern Europe with capital Kyiv
  • proper noun
  • /juˈkreɪnə/
: Ucrania
  • She traveled to Ukrayina to visit her relatives in Kyiv.

Examples

  • The history of Ukrayina dates back to the ninth century.

  • I visited Ukrayina last summer.

  • Many diplomats are meeting in Ukrayina to discuss European security issues.

  • Have you ever been to Ukrayina?

  • She traveled to Ukrayina to visit her relatives in Kyiv.

  • The history of Ukrayina dates back to the ninth century.

  • Many diplomats are meeting in Ukrayina to discuss European security issues.

Synonyms

Ukraine
vsUkrayina
304 1.0

A country in eastern Europe that used to be part of the Soviet Union

is the name used in the country's own language rather than the English form

Surface Forms

Ukrayina main

Etymology

The word Ukrayina comes from old Slavic parts u- 'at' and kraj 'edge' or 'region', so it originally meant a 'borderland' and pointed to its place at the edge of other states. A helpful way to remember it is to think of it as 'our land', a folk reading many people use today that makes the name feel like the country's own name for itself.