noun
a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
• Syn: ↑Ukrayina
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Ukrainian
• Member Holonyms: ↑Commonwealth of Independent States, ↑CIS
• Part Holonyms: ↑Europe
• Member Meronyms: ↑Ukranian
• Part Meronyms:
↑Crimea, ↑Kyyiv, ↑Kiev, ↑capital of the Ukraine, ↑Donetsk, ↑Donetske, ↑Stalino, ↑Donets Basin, ↑Donbass, ↑Donbas, ↑Chernobyl, ↑Kharkov, ↑Kharkiv, ↑Odessa, ↑Odesa, ↑Carpathians, ↑Carpathian Mountains, ↑Danube, ↑Danube River, ↑Danau, ↑Dnieper, ↑Dnieper River
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a country in eastern Europe
Useful english dictionary. 2012.