ukrainica

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noun

Literature on the subject of Ukraine or Ukrainian people, especially regarding Ukrainian culture, language, or literature.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

ukrainica1

nounukrainica (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Ukrainica

Ukrainica2

nounUkrainica (uncountable)

alternative Ucrainica · alternative ukrainica

  1. 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 89
    3 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 439

    The 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 89

    The 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

  1. Latinukrainica
  2. Ukrainianукраї́ніка
  3. EnglishUkrainica

First appears c. 1944, from Ukrainian украї́ніка (ukrajínika), influenced by Latin ukrainica.

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