'''Nezalezhnaya''' ia a [[Russia]]n derisive slang reference to [[Ukraine]]. Borrowing of Ukrainian ''nezalezhna'', "independent", with a Russian ending, mocking the historical Ukrainian struggle for independence (compare Russian ''nezavisimaya''). Sometimes used colloquially by Russians and Russian mass media to express ironic, disparaging attitude towards Ukraine.
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'''Nezalezhnaya''' ia a [[Russia]]n derisive slang reference to [[Ukraine]]. Borrowing of Ukrainian ''nezalezhna'', "independent",<ref>[https://youtu.be/1wYZ6dBh1Uw "Nezalezhna"], 2013. YouTube</ref> with a Russian ending, mocking the historical Ukrainian struggle for independence (compare Russian ''nezavisimaya''). Sometimes used colloquially by Russians and Russian mass media to express ironic, disparaging attitude towards Ukraine.