Ukraine
See also: Ukraîne
English
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Location of Ukraine (green); Uncontrolled territories (light green). The control is specified as of February 23, 2022.
Alternative forms
- Ukrain, Ukrainia, Ukrania, Ucrania (all obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish Ukraina or Russian Украи́на (Ukraína), from the specific use, originally meaning “borderland”, “marches”, from Old East Slavic оукраина (ukraina). See Name of Ukraine for more.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /juːˈkɹeɪn/
- (US) IPA(key): /juˈkɹeɪn/, /ˈjuˌkɹeɪn/, [ju̟ˈkɹeɪ̯n], [ˈjuˌkɹeɪ̯n]
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪn
Proper noun
Ukraine
- A country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north coast of the Black Sea; established as an independent country in 1991 upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Capital and largest city: Kyiv.
- For quotations using 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”).[1][2]
Derived terms
- Ukrainian
Translations
country in Eastern Europe
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See also
- breadbasket of Europe
- Ruthenia
- Little Russia
- Ukrainian SSR
- (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, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
- Countries of the world
References
- Tom Geoghegan (June 7, 2012), “Ukraine or the Ukraine: Why do some country names have 'the'?”, in BBC News Magazine, archived from the original on 2016-10-28, retrieved July 07, 2017
- Steinmetz, Katy (2014-03-05), “Ukraine, Not the Ukraine: The Significance of Three Little Letters”, in Time, retrieved 2022-12-06
Further reading
Ukraine on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Danish
Proper noun
Ukraine
- Ukraine
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /y.kʁɛn/
audio (file) Audio (file)
Proper noun
Ukraine f
- Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe)
- 1731, Voltaire, Histoire de Charles XII, page 161:
- L’Ukraine a toujours aspiré à être libre : mais étant entourée de la Moscovie, des états du grand-seigneur, et de la Pologne, il lui a fallu chercher un protecteur, et par conséquent un maître dans l’un de ces trois états. Elle se mit d’abord sous la protection de la Pologne qui la traita trop en sujette : elle se donna depuis au Moscovite, qui la gouverna en esclave autant qu’il le put. D’abord les Ukrainiens jouirent du privilège d’élire un prince sous le nom de général ; mais bientôt ils furent dépouillés de ce droit, et leur général fut nommé par la cour de Moscou.
- Ukraine has always aspired to be free: but being surrounded by Muscovy, the states of the Sultan, and Poland, a protector had to be sought, and consequently a master in one of these three states. She first put herself under the protection of Poland, who treated her too much as subject. She then gave herself to the Muscovite, who governed her as a slave as much as he could. At first the Ukrainians enjoyed the privilege of electing a prince under the name of general; but soon they were stripped of this right, and their general was appointed by the court of Moscow.
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Related terms
- ukrainien
- Ukrainien
See also
- (countries of Europe) pays de l'Europe; Albanie, Allemagne, Andorre, Arménie, Autriche, Azerbaïdjan, Belgique, Biélorussie, Bosnie-Herzégovine, Bulgarie, Chypre, Cité du Vatican, Croatie, Danemark, Espagne, Estonie, Finlande, France, Géorgie, Grèce, Hongrie, Irlande, Islande, Italie, Kazakhstan, Lettonie, Liechtenstein, Lituanie, Luxembourg, Macédoine du Nord, Malte, Moldavie, Monaco, Monténégro, Norvège, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, République tchèque, Roumanie, Royaume-Uni, Russie, Saint-Marin, Serbie, Slovaquie, Slovénie, Suède, Suisse, Turquie, Ukraine (Category: fr:Countries in Europe)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˌukʁaˈiːnə], [ˌukʁaˈʔiːnə]
Audio (file) - IPA(key): [uˈkʁaɪ̯nə] (less common)
Proper noun
die Ukraine f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive derUkraine)
- Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe)
Usage notes
- Normally used with the definite article. Very occasionally, Ukraine occurs without a definite article; in such cases a genitive Ukraines may occur. In such usages, the gender is unclear.
- Even more rarely, a plural Ukrainen may occur.
Declension
Declension of Ukraine [sg-only, feminine]
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| def. | noun | |
| nominative | die | Ukraine |
| genitive | der | Ukraine |
| dative | der | Ukraine |
| accusative | die | Ukraine |
Synonyms
- Kleinrussland (“Little Russia”) (historical)
Related terms
- Sowjetukraine, Sowjet-Ukraine
- Sowjetukrainer, Sowjet-Ukrainer
- sowjetukrainisch, sowjet-ukrainisch
- ukrainedeutsch, ukraine-deutsch
- Ukrainedeutscher, Ukraine-Deutscher
- Ukrainekonflikt
- Ukrainekrieg
- Ukrainer
- ukrainisch
- Ukrainisch
See also
- Ruthenien (“Ruthenia”)
Further reading
- “Ukraine” in Duden online
- “Ukraine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Ukraine on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Swahili
Proper noun
Ukraine
- Ukraine (a country in Eastern Europe)