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Ukraine definition

Ukraine (yo̵̅o̅ krān′, yo̵̅o̅′krān; occas. yo̵̅o̅ krīn′)

  1. region in SE Europe, north of the Black Sea
  2. Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
  3. country in SE Europe: became independent upon the breakup of the U.S.S.R. (1991): 231,990 sq mi (600,852 sq km); pop. 51,452,000; cap. Kiev: formerly, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

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