Ukrainian

noun

Ukrai·​ni·​an yü-ˈkrā-nē-ən How to pronounce Ukrainian (audio)
 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 Pegula, who entered with a 2-0 record against the Ukrainian, built a 5-1 first set lead. Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024 Freire, the Argentine starting his first game for Miami in place of Ukrainian Sergiy Kryvtsov, partnered well with Aviles and looked at ease. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2024 With more than 31,000 soldiers killed in the conflict so far, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky, almost every Ukrainian knows someone who has fallen. Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024 One of the autographed pairs of the shiny gold high-tops with an American flag on the back of the shoe was bought by a Ukrainian watch collector, Romah Sharf, for $9,000, according to the New York Times. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024 At that time, Burisma was the subject of a criminal investigation by the corrupt Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin, who was later fired. Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024 According to the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Agency, the country had proof Russia’s 83rd Assault Brigade was using the service in Klishchiivka and Andriivka, two towns in the Donetsk region that have seen fierce fighting in recent months. Zachary Folk, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024 The program opens with the Sinfonia Concertante in B flat Major by the Ukrainian Cossack composer Dmitry Bortniansky. Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024 One hundred Russian service members were exchanged for 100 members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) following negotiations that were mediated by the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Ministry of Defence said in a statement. Zahid Mahmood, CNN, 8 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Ukrainian was in 1823

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“Ukrainian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ukrainian. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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Ukrainian

noun
Ukrai·​ni·​an yü-ˈkrā-nē-ən How to pronounce Ukrainian (audio)
1
: a person born or living in Ukraine
2
: the language of the Ukrainian people
Ukrainian adjective

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