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Originally Posted by Sid70
There is no 'the' in the country name.
I hear 'the Ukraine' mostly from English speakers.
Guess they just think if they live in The UK then it must
be The Uk(raine)...
When asked why don't you say The Russia or the France they cant explain it.
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It's very simple. The articles are not implemented to names. E.g.: John (not the John), Adidas (not the Adidas), America (not the America) etc. Ukraine is the country name too, while the United States of America and the United Kingdom are not
