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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 14-Aug-2020 19:52:56 EDT lnxw48a1
   #TIL: “Ukraine” is the English transliteration of “Україна”, pronounced oo-CRAY-yee-nah
   
   I just assumed that we pronounced it the same as they did.
   
   Also, there used to be some Ukrainian families (refugees) living nearby in the 1990s. I really enjoyed the sound of their language when they spoke to one another. I have not heard it since then.
   1. Sorokin Alexei (xrevan86@loadaverage.org)'s status on Friday, 14-Aug-2020 22:56:29 EDT Sorokin Alexei

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      @lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net It's definitely not transliteration but adaptation, since the last symbol would be "a" in transliteration.
      Adaptation: Kiev, Moscow, St. Petersburg.
      Transliteration (contemporary): Kyiv (or Kyyiv, or Kyjiv), Moskva, Sankt-Peterburg.
      1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Friday, 14-Aug-2020 23:17:54 EDT lnxw48a1

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         @xrevan86 Oh, thanks for clarifying that.