Ruthenian

[ roo-thee-nee-uhn, -theen-yuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Also Ru·thene []. of or relating to the inhabitants of Ruthenia, Galicia, and neighboring regions.

one of the Ruthenian people.
the dialect of Ukrainian spoken in Ruthenia.
a member of a former Orthodox religious group that entered into communion with the Roman Catholic Church in 1596 and became the “Uniate Church of the Little Russians.”

Ruthenian

/ ruːˈθiːnɪən /

First recorded in 1840–50; Rutheni(a) + -an

Ruthenian is a language intermediate between Russian and Polish, but quite independent of both.

Poland's claims were to be left to the self-determination of the Silesian and Ruthenian populations.

Mr. Ardan says Ruthenian men and women drink, "farmers and Protestants being exceptions."

There are four Ruthenian weeklies and one monthly published in this country, and some books.

With regard to the Ruthenian districts of Hungary also they had made demands which had been refused by me.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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