Definitions for Ruthenian

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Ruthenian Ru·the·ni·an

Spelling: [roo-thee-nee-uh n, -theen-yuh n]

IPA: /ruˈθi ni ən, -ˈθin yən/

Ruthenian is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 396 anagrams from letters in Ruthenian (aehinnrtu).

Definitions for Ruthenian

noun

1. one of the Ruthenian people.
2. the dialect of Ukrainian spoken in Ruthenia.
3. 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.”.

adjective

1. Also, Ruthene [roo-theen] /ruˈθin/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the inhabitants of Ruthenia, Galicia, and neighboring regions.

Origin of Ruthenian

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

Examples for Ruthenian

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

The lands of Lithuanian and Ruthenian speech were never conquered by Poland.

The mention of the Ruthenian Basilians refers to an extremely delicate work entrusted to the Jesuits.

The experience of a Ruthenian named Koval is typical of a great number of men.

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.

We finish with a few Ruthenian ballads, having no political reference.

At this period, Rothe, a Ruthenian rover, almost destroyed our country with his rapine and cruelty.

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

It ought to have been called Songs of the Ruthenian people in Poland.