Definition of Ruthenia

1. Proper noun. The territory of Eastern Europe inhabited by Rusyns, on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in parts of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia. ¹

2. Proper noun. (historical) Lands inhabited by Ukrainians (Ruthenians) of the former Austrian Empire kingdom of Galicia (1772–1918), corresponding to parts of Western Ukraine. ¹

3. Proper noun. (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. ¹

4. Proper noun. (historical) Rus, an East Slavic medieval state (880–12th c), corresponding to parts of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. ¹

5. Proper noun. Russia (''Latin'') ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruthenia

Russulaceae
Rust's disease
Rust's phenomenon
Rustbelt
Rusyn
Rusyns
Ruta
Ruta graveolens
Rutaceae
Rutgers
Ruth
Ruth Benedict
Ruth Fulton
Ruth Saint Denis
Ruth St. Denis
Ruthenia
Rutherford
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Rutherford atom
Rutherfordian
Ruthian
Ruthlyn
Rutilus
Rutilus rutilus
Rutland
Rutland beauties
Rutland beauty
Rutledge
Rutooro

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