Ukraine

Definition: Ukraine

Ukraine

Noun

1. A republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European Soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "Ukraine" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1776. (references)

Synonym: Ukraine

Crosswords: Ukraine

French (the Ukraine, Ukraine), German (the Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine (ua)).

Pobeda na Pravoberezhnoi Ukraine i izgnaniye nemetsikh zakhvatchikov za predeli Ukrainskikh sovietskikh zemel (1945)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Executive Report on Strategies in Ukraine,1999 edition (reference)

• A Strategic Profile of Ukraine,1999 edition (reference)

• The 2001 Ukraine Economic and Product Market Databook (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Lonely Planet Russia, Ukraine and Belarus (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit) (reference)

• Return to Ukraine (Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Tex.) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Ukraine Ancient Crossroads, Modern Dreams (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• A Day In Hollywood, A Night In The Ukraine (1980 Original Broadway Cast) [CAST RECORDING] (reference)

• Music From the Ukraine (reference)

• Songs and Dances of the Ukraine (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Peace Shield 2000 - Globemasters head to Ukraine.

Dinner in the Ukraine. Credit: Library of Congress.

Woman posed in peasant costume, Ukraine, Russia. Credit: Library of Congress.

Working people of Kiev at a demonstration to honor the tercentenary of the reunion of the Ukraine with Russia. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Cornerstone for the new building of the State University named after T.G. Shevchenko was laid in Kiev during the celebration of the tercentenary of the reunion of the Ukraine with Russia. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Business

There are 7,000 POS-terminals and only 450 ATM's in Ukraine. (references)

Purchasing practices in Ukraine vary, including open and closed tenders. (references)

As recently as in 1994, such services were still a distant dream in Ukraine. (references)

Civil Liberties

Poland

Afghan asylum seekers also encountered problems when arriving from Ukraine and Belarus. (references)

Czech Republic

Persons from Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Vietnam, India, and Georgia submitted the most asylum requests during the first three quarters of the year. (references)

Poland

In particular there were reports that Chechen asylum applicants encountered difficulties with admission to the country when arriving from Ukraine and Belarus. (references)

Economic History

Ukraine

Thirty-six airports function in Ukraine. (references)

Ukraine

The birth rate of Ukraine is diminishing. (references)

Ukraine

Franchising is not widespread in Ukraine. (references)

Minorities

Ukraine

In 1999 three authors of a collection of scholarly articles, "Judeophobia Against Ukraine," filed suit against the nationalist newspaper Vechirniy Kyiv for publishing an anti-Semitic criticism of the collection. (references)

Political Economy

UKRAINE

Ukraine ranks among the poorest countries in Europe. (references)

Ukraine

The U.S. pursued a broad engagement with Ukraine across all fields and at all levels. (references)

Trade

Ukraine

Sub-project of Ukraine Enterprise Support Facility. (references)

Ukraine

As of early 2001, Ukraine had double taxation agreements with 40 countries. (references)

Ukraine

These lists are subject to approval by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. (references)

Travel

Ukraine

Crime in Ukraine is a continuing problem. (references)

Ukraine

Roads in Ukraine are in generally poor condition. (references)

Ukraine

To make long-distance calls from Ukraine, first dial 8, then wait for a new dial tone. (references)

Worker Rights

Greece

Major countries of origin include Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, Albania, and Romania. (references)

Italy

It has also provided funding for information campaigns conducted by the EU in Poland and Ukraine. (references)

Moldova

The Government has cooperated with Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia in investigating trafficking cases. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expression using "Ukraine": capital of the Ukraine. Additional references.

Ending with "Ukraine": Carpatho-ukraine, The-ukraine.

Afrikaans

Oekraine (the Ukraine). (various references)

Albanian

Ukrainë. (various references)

Asturian

Ucrania. (various references)

Bulgarian 

Украйна. (various references)

Chinese 

烏克蘭 , 乌克兰 (Ukrainian, Ukranian). (various references)

Czech

Ukrajina. (various references)

Danish

Ukraine, UA (actual zone of indecision). (various references)

Dutch

Oekraïne (the Ukraine). (various references)

Esperanto

Ukrainujo (the Ukraine), Ukrainio (the Ukraine). (various references)

Faeroese

Ukraina. (various references)

Finnish

Ukraina (the Ukraine), UA. (various references)

French

Ukraine (the Ukraine). (various references)

German

Ukraine (the Ukraine, Ukraine (ua)). (various references)

Greek 

Ουκρανία. (various references)

Hungarian

Ukrajna (the Ukraine). (various references)

Italian

Ucraina. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

ウォール街 (surveillance, ukulele, umlaut, vodka, Vostok, Wall Street, walnut, wand, wanted, washable, wash-and-wear, washer, watch, watchdog, watching, watchman, won, wood, woodcraft, woodpecker, Worcestersauce). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ウクライナ . (various references)

Korean 

우크라이나. (various references)

Macedonian

Ukraina. (various references)

Manx

Yn Ookraane. (various references)

Pig Latin

aineukray

Portuguese

ucrânia. (various references)

Provencal

Ucraina. (various references)

Russian 

Украина. (various references)

Spanish

Ucrania. (various references)

Swedish

Ukraina (the Ukraine). (various references)

Ukrainian

Україна. (various references)

Misspellings

"Ukraine" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Eukronia, Kurakins, Kurien, nukraine, Ukania, Ukraina, Ukrajina, Urania. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: aurei, inker, inure, kauri, knaur, reink, uraei, urine.

-3 letters: airn, akin, earn, kain, kane, karn, keir, kern, kier, kina, kine, kirn, knar, knur, kuna, kune, nark, near, neuk, nuke, rain, rake, raki, rani, rank, rein, rink, ruin, rune, unai, urea.

-4 letters: ain, air, ane, ani, are, ark, auk, ear, eau, era, ern, ink.

+2 letters: unwarlike, urokinase.

+3 letters: keratinous, urokinases.

+4 letters: undertaking, undrinkable.

+5 letters: bankruptcies, undertakings.