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ukraine
country E Europe on N coast of Black Sea; a constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1923–91 ∗ Kiev area 233,089 square miles (603,701 square kilometers), population 48,457,102
usage In the past Ukraine was frequently referred to as the Ukraine; however, since Ukraine declared independence in 1991, mostnewspapers and magazines have adopted the style of referring to Ukraine without the the, and this has become the more common styling.
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