from Russian or Polish Ukraina, literally "border, frontier," from u- "at" + krai "edge." So called from being regarded as the southern frontier of Poland or Russia. Related: Ukrainian.
双语例句
1. The Ukraine is strong both in industry and agricul-ture.
乌克兰的工业和农业都很发达。
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2. Ukraine is handicapped by its near-total dependency on Russian oil.
乌克兰受制于对俄罗斯石油近乎完全的依赖。
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3. Ukraine indicated that it would establish its own army, 400,000 strong.
乌克兰表示将自己建立一支40多万人的军队。
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4. He began to talk about the Ukraine of his uncle's day.
他开始讲述他叔叔那个时代的乌克兰。
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5. The Ukraine is roughly equal to France in size and population.
