English

Proper noun

Ruthenia

1. The territory of Eastern Europe inhabited by Rusyns, on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in parts of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia.
2. (historical) Lands inhabited by Ukrainians (Ruthenians) of the former Austrian Empire kingdom of Galicia (1772–1918), corresponding to parts of Western Ukraine.
3. (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.
4. (historical) Rus, an East Slavic medieval state (880–12th c), corresponding to parts of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.

Synonyms

• Carpathian Ruthenia, Transcarpathia, Subcarpathian Rus
• Red Ruthenia (Červona Rus’)
• Galicia-Volhynia
• Kievan Rus, Kievan Russia

Translations

Related terms

• Rus
• Russia
• Ruthenium

References

• OED (Ruthenian, Ruthene, Russniak)

Anagrams

• haurient

Portuguese

Proper noun

Ruthenia f

1. Obsolete spelling of Ruténia (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).

Latin

Noun

ruthenia

1. nominative plural of ruthenium
2. accusative plural of ruthenium
3. vocative plural of ruthenium