This is the 12079th most frequent German word.
ukraine
The German word "Ukraine" refers to the country Ukraine in English.
Here, 'Ukraine' is used as a proper noun referring to the country, serving as the subject of the sentence.
Die Ukraine liegt in Osteuropa.
Ukraine is located in Eastern Europe.
In this case, 'Ukraine' functions as part of a genitive construction 'der Ukraine,' denoting possession or relation.
Wir sprechen über die Geschichte der Ukraine.
We are talking about the history of Ukraine.
Here, 'Ukraine' is within a prepositional phrase 'in die Ukraine,' showing the destination of the travel.