україна

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Ukrainian

Etymology

у (u) +‎ край (kraj) +‎ -їна (-jina).

Pronunciation 1

Noun

укра́їна (ukrájinaf inan (genitive укра́їни, nominative plural укра́їни, genitive plural укра́їн)

  1. (dated) a territory or a land along the border of a country
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Pronunciation 2

Noun

украї́на (ukrajínaf inan (genitive украї́ни, nominative plural украї́ни, genitive plural украї́н)

  1. (dated) country, land, region
    • 1963, Петро́ Панч (Petró Panč), Гомоні́ла Украї́на (Homoníla Ukrajína) [Homonila Ukrayina], page 175:
      Він на всі коза́цькі украї́ни за ли́царя зна́ний, а вона́ зросла́ в степу́, як трава́.
      Vin na vsi kozácʹki ukrajíny za lýcarja znányj, a voná zroslá v stepú, jak travá.
      He is known in all Cossack lands as a knight and she he is grown in the steppe, like grass.
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