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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
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