the southern part of Grodno Governorate.

Etymology

Although the exact meaning of the word ukraïna or ukrajina as a whole is disputed, there is agreement that [[krajina]] is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root krei, meaning 'to cut', with 'edge' as a secondary meaning. The Proto-Slavic word kraj? generally meant 'edge', related to the verb krojiti 'to cut (out)', in the

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