As a noun independence
is the state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference.
As a proper noun ukraine is
ukraine.
independence
English
Noun
(
en noun)
The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference.
The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.
ukraine
Alternative forms
* Ocraine; Ukrain; Ukrania, Ucrania
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
A country in Eastern Europe; was long part of the Russian Empire, then of the Soviet Union. Official name: Ukraine.
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Usage notes
* Since the country's independence in 1991, style guides recommend Ukraine'' (as in "a musician from Ukraine"), without an article. Previously, the most common usage was ''the Ukraine (as in "a musician from the Ukraine").
Related terms
* Ukrainian
* Ukrainian SSR
See also
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* Little Russia
* Ruthenia
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