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Ruthenia

/ɹuːˈθiː.ni.ə/

Ruthenia proper noun: the territory between Central and Eastern Europe inhabited by Rusyns, on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in parts of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia.

Proper noun

Ruthenia

  1. The territory between Central and Eastern Europe inhabited by Rusyns, on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in parts of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia.
  2. (historical) Lands inhabited by Ukrainians (Ruthenians) of the former Austrian Empire kingdom of Galicia (1772–1918), corresponding to parts of Western Ukraine.
  3. (historical) Western portions of East Slavic lands, including the principalities of Galicia-Volhynia and Kyiv, which united with Lithuania and Poland (14th c–1772), corresponding to what is now Ukraine and Belarus.
  4. (historical) Rus, an East Slavic medieval state (880–12th c), corresponding to what is now Ukraine and Belarus, as well as western Russia.

Ruthenia meaning in Marathi and Persian

Ruthenia in Marathi

alternative name of Rus — see also Rus
रुथेनिया rutheniyā

Ruthenia in Persian

alternative name of Rus — see also Rus
ارس orus

Synonyms of Ruthenia

Origin of Ruthenia

Related to Ruthene, Ruthenian, Ruthenic, from Medieval Latin Rutheni, Ruteni, related to Russi, Ruzi as Prutheni, Pruteni is to Prussi, Pruzi (“Prussians”). Compare Rus, Russ, from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ), compare Byzantine Greek Ῥῶς (Rhôs).

Words formed from Ruthenia

Phrases with Ruthenia

Questions about Ruthenia

What does Ruthenia mean?
Ruthenia means the territory between Central and Eastern Europe inhabited by Rusyns, on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in parts of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia.
What is Ruthenia in Marathi?
Ruthenia in Marathi is रुथेनिया (rutheniyā). See Ruthenia meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Ruthenia?
Ruthenia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ruthenia?
Ruthenia is pronounced /ɹuːˈθiː.ni.ə/.

Words near Ruthenia in the dictionary

  1. ruthenates
  2. ruthenation
  3. ruthenations
  4. Ruthene
  5. Ruthenes
  6. Ruthenia
  7. ruthenian
  8. Ruthenians
  9. ruthenic
  10. ruthenic acid
  11. ruthenio-

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