Ruthenian

[ roo-thee-nee-uh n, -theen-yuh n ]
/ ruˈθi ni ən, -ˈθin yən /

adjective

Also Ru·thene [roo-theen] /ruˈθin/. of or relating to the inhabitants of Ruthenia, Galicia, and neighboring regions.

noun

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

Origin of Ruthenian

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

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British Dictionary definitions for ruthenian

Ruthenian
/ (ruːˈθiːnɪən) /

adjective

of or relating to Ruthenia, its people, or their dialect of Ukrainian

noun

a dialect of Ukrainian
a native or inhabitant of Ruthenia