Ukrainian

Language: en

🇺🇸 /juːˈkreɪniːən/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to Ukraine, its people, language, or culture.
  2. noun
    A native or inhabitant of Ukraine, or a person of Ukrainian descent.; The East Slavic language spoken in Ukraine, written in the Cyrillic script.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: Ukrainians

Collocations

Ukrainian languageUkrainian peopleUkrainian cultureUkrainian cuisineUkrainian crisisUkrainian government

Derivatives

Ukraine

Commonly confused

Ukraine
EN: 'Ukraine' is the country name (noun); 'Ukrainian' is the adjective or the demonym/language.

Spelling tips

EN: Always capitalize 'Ukrainian' as it is a proper adjective/noun. A common misspelling is 'Ukranian' (omitting the second 'i').

💬 Examples

  1. She wore a traditional Ukrainian embroidered shirt.

  2. Many Ukrainians emigrated to Canada in the early twentieth century.

  3. He is learning Ukrainian to communicate with his grandmother.