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Ruthenia
Ruthenia
See also: ruthenia
English
Proper noun
Ruthenia
- The territory of Eastern Europe inhabited by Rusyns, on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in parts of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia.
- (historical) Lands inhabited by Ukrainians (Ruthenians) of the former Austrian Empire kingdom of Galicia (1772–1918), corresponding to parts of Western Ukraine.
- (historical) Western East-Slavic lands, including the principalities of Halych-Volynia and Kiev, which united with Lithuania and Poland (14th c–1772), corresponding to parts of Belarus and Ukraine.
- (historical) Rus, an East Slavic medieval state (880–12th c), corresponding to parts of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.
Synonyms
- Carpathian Ruthenia, Transcarpathia, Subcarpathian Rus
- Red Ruthenia (Červona Rus’)
- Galicia-Volhynia
- Kievan Rus, Kievan Russia
Translations
alternative name of Rus — See also translations at : Rus
Related terms
References
- OED (Ruthenian, Ruthene, Russniak)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Proper noun
Ruthenia f
- Obsolete spelling of Ruténia (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).