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This tag is for questions about the definite article.

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What is the difference between Ukraine and the Ukraine?

I don't believe that this is a purely English-language distinction, as there is a direct analog of this pattern in Russian. To say the phrase "in Ukraine" in Russian, you can say "в Украине" or "на Ук …
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