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Why is "the Ukraine" bad?
by returningfory2 2y ago
Why is "the Ukraine" bad?
- JoshTriplett 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine#Etymology_and_orthography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine#Etymology_and_orthogra... It's the difference between a descriptive name for a region and a proper noun for a country.