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Ukraine vs Uk - What's the difference?

ukraine | uk |

As proper nouns the difference between ukraine and uk

is that ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe; was long part of the Russian Empire, then of the Soviet Union. Official name: Ukraine while UK is abbreviation of United Kingdom|lang=en.

As an adjective UK is

british; related to the United Kingdom.

As a symbol uK is

an alternative spelling of µK|lang=en.

ukraine

English

(wikipedia Ukraine) (Name of 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.
  • * (seeCites)

    • 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

    * * * * Little Russia * Ruthenia ----

    uk

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)

    • Adjective

  • British; related to the United Kingdom.

    • See also

    * United Kingdom of Great Britain * United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland * United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland * British Isles