Ukrainian

[ yoo-krey-nee-uhn, -krahy- ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to Ukraine, its people, or their language.

noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Ukraine.

  2. a Slavic language spoken in Ukraine, closely related to Russian.

Origin of Ukrainian

1
First recorded in 1810–20; Ukraine + -ian

Other words from Ukrainian

  • non-U·krain·i·an, adjective, noun

Words Nearby Ukrainian

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British Dictionary definitions for Ukrainian

Ukrainian

/ (juːˈkreɪnɪən) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to Ukraine, its people, or their language

noun
  1. the official language of Ukraine: an East Slavonic language closely related to Russian

  2. a native or inhabitant of Ukraine

  • Formerly called: Little Russian

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