Ukrainian
noun
Ukrai·ni·an
yü-ˈkrā-nē-ən 
also -ˈkrī-
1
: a native or inhabitant of Ukraine
2
: the Slavic language of the Ukrainian people
Ukrainian
adjective
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Russia lost more than 1,000 troops on January 1, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
The Ukrainian ended the year as world No. 25, winning the WTA’s ‘comeback player of the year’ award.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
In its first decade, the group conducted large-scale studies of people’s attitudes toward politics, labor movements, and, after 2014, the ongoing war in the Ukrainian east.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
The Congress never recognized the Russian occupation of Ukrainian Crimea or Georgian South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions.
—Nana Sajaia, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
The Ukrainian ended the year as world No. 25, winning the WTA’s ‘comeback player of the year’ award.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
In its first decade, the group conducted large-scale studies of people’s attitudes toward politics, labor movements, and, after 2014, the ongoing war in the Ukrainian east.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
The Congress never recognized the Russian occupation of Ukrainian Crimea or Georgian South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions.
—Nana Sajaia, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Ukrainian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ukrainian. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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Ukrainian
noun
Ukrai·ni·an
yü-ˈkrā-nē-ən
1
: a person born or living in Ukraine
2
: the language of the Ukrainian people
Ukrainian
adjective
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