Ukraine vs The Ukraine

Wed Mar 5 11:11:47 UTC 2014

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Author: Di W ‏@di_f_w
Time stamp: 5:46 AM   5 Mar 2014
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I wonder why we started saying "the Ukraine" and who I need to talk to
about getting a power name like "the New Zealand"
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Wikipedia: Name of Ukraine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Ukraine
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The name "Ukraine" (Ukrainian: Україна Ukrayina [ukraˈjina]) has been
used in a variety of ways since the twelfth century. Today, it is the
official name of Ukraine, the country in Eastern Europe. Previously
the country was generally called The Ukraine in English, but this
usage is on the wane and officially deprecated by the Ukrainian
government and many English language media publications.
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