Meanings
ukrainica1
- uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Ukrainica
Ukrainica2
alternative Ucrainica · alternative ukrainica
- uncountableLiterature on the subject of Ukraine or Ukrainian people, especially regarding Ukrainian culture, language, or literature.
Ukrainica in American Periodicals [section title]
1944, The Ukrainian Quarterly, volume 1, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, page 893 more examples
Yaroslav Rudnyc’kyj, head of the Department of Slavic Studies at the University of Manitoba, came to the United States in mid-year of 1956 to make a study of the Ukrainian holdings at the Library of Congress and to organize an exhibit of rare Ukrainica in that institution.
1957, Books Abroad, volume 31, University of Oklahoma, page 439The central children's room of the New York Public Library has as well a sampling of that Ukrainica published in New York City.
1978, James Howard Fraser, editor, Society & Children's Literature, D.R. Godine, page 89The following specialized divisions were created: periodicals, Ukrainica, manuscripts, old printed books, Oriental, cartography, and ephemera (advertisements, placards).
2001, David H. Stam, editor, International Dictionary of Library Dictionaries, volume 2, Taylor & Francis, page 593
Origin
- Latinukrainica
- Ukrainianукраї́ніка
- EnglishUkrainica
First appears c. 1944, from Ukrainian украї́ніка (ukrajínika), influenced by Latin ukrainica.
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