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English term or phrase:
Ukraine or THE Ukraine?
English answer:
Ukraine
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Dec 17, 2002 03:03
21 yrs ago
English term
Ukraine or THE Ukraine?
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THE Argentine, THE Netherlands... Does (the) Ukraine fall in that list?
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Ukraine
It used to be the Ukraine, but they dropped the article about the time they separated from the USSR.
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Note added at 2002-12-17 03:17:51 (GMT)
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After the declaration of the Ukrainian National Republic (1917), the Ukrainian Hetman State (1918), the Western Ukrainian People\'s Republic (1918), and Carpathian Ukraine (1939), \"Ukraine\" became the official name of the country. In 1919, Ukraine was called the Ukrainian Socialists Soviet Republic, and from 1937-1991 it was referred to as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Finally, the historical name \"Ukraine\" was given back to the country after it declared its independence in 1991. On June 28, 1996, this official name was corroborated into the Constitution of Ukraine.
http://www.ukraineinfo.us/about/aboutukr.html
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Note added at 2002-12-17 03:17:51 (GMT)
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After the declaration of the Ukrainian National Republic (1917), the Ukrainian Hetman State (1918), the Western Ukrainian People\'s Republic (1918), and Carpathian Ukraine (1939), \"Ukraine\" became the official name of the country. In 1919, Ukraine was called the Ukrainian Socialists Soviet Republic, and from 1937-1991 it was referred to as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Finally, the historical name \"Ukraine\" was given back to the country after it declared its independence in 1991. On June 28, 1996, this official name was corroborated into the Constitution of Ukraine.
http://www.ukraineinfo.us/about/aboutukr.html
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much, Kim! What was their motivation, I wonder?"
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