Ukrainian

noun

Ukrai·​ni·​an yü-ˈkrā-nē-ən 

also -ˈkrī-

1

: a native or inhabitant of Ukraine

2

: the Slavic language of the Ukrainian people

Ukrainian adjective

Examples of Ukrainian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In response the Kremlin claimed that a Ukrainian Patriot missile had caused the damage. — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Zelenskyy issued a decree on May 26 naming a unit of Ukraine's Special Operations Forces after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, or UPA, which operated during the 1940s and 1950s and has been accused in Poland of mass killings. — CBS News, 20 June 2026

Kyiv has been stepping up its targeting of Russian energy infrastructure in long-range attacks in recent weeks, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has framed as a key strategy in forcing Moscow to end the war. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

Her debut novel Felix Austria won the BBC Ukrainian Book of the Year award and was adapted into a film titled Devoted. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Ukrainian

• cenomanian
• lithuanian
• pennsylvanian
• pomeranian
• subterranean
• mediterranean
• romanian
• roumanian
• rumanian

Kids Definition

Ukrainian

noun

Ukrai·​ni·​an yü-ˈkrā-nē-ən 

1

: a person born or living in Ukraine

2

: the language of the Ukrainian people

Ukrainian adjective