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Ukrainian

American  
[yoo-krey-nee-uhn, -krahy-] / yuˈkreɪ ni ən, -ˈkraɪ- /

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.

Ukrainian British  
/ juːˈkreɪnɪən /

adjective

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

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noun

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

  2. a native or inhabitant of Ukraine

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Other Word Forms

  • non-Ukrainian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Ukrainian

First recorded in 1810–20; Ukraine + -ian

Example Sentences

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Ukrainians now deploy some 9,000 drones daily, a Ukrainian military official estimated in October.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

There have been no official allegations of Ukrainian involvement in the pipeline incident so far.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Istanbul Saturday for talks on energy and navigation security, and efforts to end the war with Russia, the Turkish presidency said.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Images released by Ukrainian emergency services showed a building whose upper floors were engulfed in flames.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

My first match was against a Ukrainian named Olena Kravatska.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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