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Ruthenian definition

Ru·the·nian (-t̸hē′nē ən, -t̸hēn′yən)

noun

  1. a member of a group of Ukrainians living in Ruthenia and E Slovakia
  2. the variety of Ukrainian spoken by the Ruthenians

adjective

of Ruthenia or its people, language, or culture

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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