Ukraine
yoo-KRAYN/juːˈkɹeɪn/
- 1A country in eastern Europe, next to the Black Sea. Its capital is Kyiv.
Ukraine shares a long border with several neighboring countries.
Many people who live in Ukraine speak more than one language.
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Origin
This name came into English from Polish Ukraina or Russian Ukraína, from an Old East Slavic word. Many think it meant "borderland," but some Ukrainian scholars say it meant "region" or "the land around a center."