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Main Entry:: Ukraine
Pronunciation:: \yü-ˈkrān, ˈyü-ˌ, also yü-ˈkrīn\
Variant(s):: or Ukra·yi·na \ˌü-krä-ˈyē-nä\or chiefly formerly the Ukraine
Function:: geographical name

country E Europe on N coast of Black Sea; a constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1923–91 capital Kiev area 233,089 square miles (603,701 square kilometers), population 48,457,102

usage In the past Ukraine was frequently referred to as the Ukraine; however, since Ukraine declared independence in 1991, mostnewspapers and magazines have adopted the style of referring to Ukraine without the the, and this has become the more common styling.

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