English

Location of Ukraine

Alternative forms

• (all obsolete:) Ukrain; Ukrania, Ucrania

Proper noun

Ukraine

1. A country in Eastern Europe; was long part of the Russian Empire, then of the Soviet Union. Official name: Ukraine.
   • For usage examples of this term, see Citations:Ukraine.

Usage notes

• Since the country's independence in 1991, style guides recommend Ukraine (as in "a musician from Ukraine"), without an article. Previously, the most common usage was the Ukraine (as in "a musician from the Ukraine").

Related terms

• Ukrainian
• Ukrainian SSR

Translations

See also

• (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City ^{(Categories: en:Countries, en:Countries of Europe)}
• Countries of the world
• Appendix:Place names in Ukraine
• Little Russia
• Ruthenia

Danish

Proper noun

Ukraine

1. Ukraine

French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ukraine f

1. Ukraine

Related terms

• ukrainien
• Ukrainien

German

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ukraine f ‎(genitive Ukraine)

1. Ukraine

Related terms

• ukrainisch
• Ukrainisch
• Ukrainer
• Ukrainerin