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Ukrainian

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 adjective

First Known Use of Ukrainian

1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Ukrainian was in 1823

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