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Seems like it was not that long ago that the country we're all talking about was referred to as "The Ukraine."
I never understood that appellation, or its reasons.
But, what changed? Why? When?
Ask Ohio State
The Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union while Ukraine is a country.
@kluurs
Not really. It’s because in Russian and Ukrainian it literally means at/by the edge. Anglos therefore took it as a geographical region and stuck the indefinite article in front.
I was always told that saying "the ukraine" exposed me as ignant, and since I didn't want to sound ignant, I have always said Ukraine.
The Bronx will always be the Bronx.
