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noun Ukrai·ni·an \ yü-ˈkrā-nē-ən also -ˈkrī- \

Definition of Ukrainian

1 : a native or inhabitant of Ukraine
2 : the Slavic language of the Ukrainian people
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Ukrainian

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First Known Use of ukrainian

1823

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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