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

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Speaking to reporters last month, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky praised the Ukrainian Air Force and volunteers like Chumak for pivoting as Russia ramped up its air war. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 15 June 2025 Summer Parker-Hall had Pappas as her fifth grade teacher at St. Helen Catholic School in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood. Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025 Both sides deny targeting civilians but thousands of civilians have been killed in Europe's worst conflict since World War Two, the vast majority of them Ukrainian. Anastasiia Malenko, USA Today, 11 June 2025 The investigation comes days after Russian human rights NGO First Department warned that the FSB had gained access to Russians' communication with Ukrainian Telegram channels, which provide vital updates and reporting on Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for Ukrainian

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 20 Jun. 2025.

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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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