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(initialism), Kievan Rus (former name for East Slavic tribes in Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century), Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia or Kingdom of Ruthenia (historic name of Western Ukraine), Zaporizhian Host (an adopted name in historiography for the Ukrainian Cossack state on the territory of Dnieper Ukraine and Siveria that ...
The name of Ukraine is frequently interpreted as coming from the old Slavic term for 'borderland' as is the word krajina. [19] Another interpretation is that the name of Ukraine means "region" or "country". In the English-speaking world during most of the 20th century, Ukraine (whether independent or not) was referred to as "the Ukraine". [20]
The list of cities is roughly ordered by population and the 2022 estimates are compared to the 2001 Ukrainian census, except for Chernobyl for which the population is an unofficial estimate. The cities with special status are shown in italic .
Ukraine country profile. January 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM [BBC] Europe's second largest country, Ukraine is a land of wide, fertile agricultural plains, with large pockets of heavy industry in the east.
This list is also to include surnames that did not originate in Ukraine as there are people living in the country with numerous ethnic backgrounds, and, therefore, surnames, from all over Europe and Asia. It also serves as an indication in the English Wikipedia to potentially point out articles on family names that may need to be created.
Ester Honig, a human interest reporter, sent out a photograph of herself to 40 different photo editors in 25 different countries and gave them a single task -- to make her look beautiful.
Ukraine is the official full name of the country, as stated in its declaration of independence and its constitution; there is no official alternative long name. From 1922 until 1991, Ukraine was the informal name of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic within the Soviet Union (annexed by Germany as Reichskommissariat Ukraine during 1941–1944).
Most countries of the world have different names in different languages. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Countries are listed alphabetically by their most common name in English. Each English name is followed by its most common equivalents in other languages, listed in English alphabetical order ...