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Little Russian

Little Russian proper noun: the Ukrainian language, especially when (possibly erroneously) considered to be mutually intelligible with the Russian ("Great Russian") and Belarusian ("White Russian") languages.

Proper noun

Little Russian

  1. (obsolete) The Ukrainian language, especially when (possibly erroneously) considered to be mutually intelligible with the Russian ("Great Russian") and Belarusian ("White Russian") languages.

Noun

Little Russian (plural Little Russians)

  1. (historical) A native or inhabitant of Little Russia (i.e. Ukraine).
    • A well-defined ethnical line is all that separates the Slovaks from the Magyars and the Little Russians.1906, Thomas Čapek, The Slovaks of Hungary

Adjective

Little Russian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Little Russia.

Forms of Little Russian

pluralLittle Russians

Questions about Little Russian

What does Little Russian mean?
Little Russian means the Ukrainian language, especially when (possibly erroneously) considered to be mutually intelligible with the Russian ("Great Russian") and Belarusian ("White Russian") languages.
What part of speech is Little Russian?
Little Russian can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.

Words near Little Russian in the dictionary

  1. Little Rock
  2. little rock wallabies
  3. little rock wallaby
  4. Little Rockian
  5. Little Russia
  6. Little Russian
  7. Little Russianness
  8. Little Russians
  9. Little Russias
  10. Little Saigon
  11. Little Saigons

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