This from Mental Floss.. and it’s a truly amazing story of how the nation of Ukraine has evolved.
The America.
The Russia?
The Britain?
no..
Ukrainians didn’t like “the” Ukraine was bit. No “the” Ukrainians didn’t.
I guess we’re all guilty of saying it…now and then. The crisis in “the” Crimea has certainly led to people thinking about the word they say before ‘Ukraine.’
Why Did “The Ukraine” Become Just “Ukraine”?
