Bashkir

Proper noun

Украина • ‎(Ukraina)

1. Ukraine

Komi-Zyrian

Proper noun

Украина • ‎(Ukraina)

1. Ukraine

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊkrɐˈinə]
• (common mispronunciation) IPA^(key): [ʊˈkraɪnə]

Proper noun

Украи́на • ‎(Ukraína) f inan ‎(genitive Украи́ны)

1. Ukraine (country)

   на Украи́не‎ ― na Ukraíne ― in Ukraine (see the Usage notes)

Declension

Usage notes

• Traditionally in English, the proper noun Ukraine has been used with the definite article, the. However, this usage appears to become less common (see References).
• In Russia, Украина is mostly used with the preposition на ‎(na), as in

Я живу́ на Украи́не. — I live in Ukraine.

In Ukraine, Украина is nowadays mostly used with the preposition в, as in

Я живу́ в Украи́не. — I live in Ukraine.

The argument for the usage by Ukrainians is that “на Украине” implies that Ukraine is still a part of Russia (or the USSR), which Ukraine left in 1991.

• Укра́ина is a common mispronunciation.

Synonyms

• Малоро́ссия ‎(Maloróssija) or, rarely, Малору́ссия ‎(Malorússija) (both historical, currently disliked by Ukrainians).

Derived terms

• украи́нец ‎(ukraínec)
• украи́нка ‎(ukraínka)
• украи́нский ‎(ukraínskij)

Related terms

• окра́ина ‎(okráina)

See also

• Ки́ев ‎(Kíjev)
• Wikipedia article about Ukraine

References

• Andrew Gregorovich, ‘Ukraine’ or ‘the Ukraine’

Old East Slavic

Noun

украина ‎(ukraina) f

1. boundary, outskirts, borderland

See also

• Украі́на ‎(Ukraína) (Belarusian)
• Украи́на ‎(Ukraína) (Russian)
• Украї́на ‎(Ukrajína) (Rusyn)
• Украї́на ‎(Ukrajína) (Ukrainian)