or chiefly formerly the ukraine geographical name country E Europe on N coast of Black Sea; a constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1923-91 capital Kiev area 233,089 square miles (603,701 square kilometers ), population 52,344,000 ,
Usage: In the past ukraine was frequently referred to as the ukraine; however, since ukraine declared independence in 1991, most newspapers and magazines have adopted the style of referring to ukraine without the the, and this has become the more common styling.
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