ukrainophile

[juˈkreɪnəfaɪl]

ukrainophile means A person who loves the country, culture or people of Ukraine. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.

ukrainophile is pronounced [juˈkreɪnəfaɪl].

Why “ukrainophile” is a great word

UKRAINOPHILE — [Noun] A person who has a strong admiration for or affinity with Ukraine, its culture, or its people. From Ukraino- (pertaining to Ukraine, from Polish *Ukraina* or Russian *Украина*, meaning "borderland") + -phile (from Greek *philos*, meaning "loving, dear"). Unlike a "Ukrainophobe," which denotes fear or hatred, or a "Russophile," whose allegiance rests with a historically opposing cultural sphere, the Ukrainophile’s affinity is an act of deliberate affirmation. It is the scholar preserving a dialect against forgetting, the hand tracing stories stitched into vyshyvanka embroidery, and the recognition of a sunflower field as a symbol of resistance—a quiet, stubborn choice to see not a periphery, but a center.

Etymology

From Ukraino- + -phile.

noun

A person who loves the country, culture or people of Ukraine.