Ruthenia
Proper noun
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The territory between Central and Eastern Europe inhabited by Rusyns, on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in parts of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia.
Synonyms: Carpathian Ruthenia, Zakarpattia, Subcarpathian Rus, Carpatho-Ukraine
(historical) Lands inhabited by Ukrainians (Ruthenians) of the former Austrian Empire kingdom of Galicia (1772–1918), corresponding to parts of Western Ukraine.
(historical) Western portions of East Slavic lands, including the principalities of Galicia-Volhynia and Kyiv, which united with Lithuania and Poland (14th c–1772), corresponding to what is now Ukraine and Belarus.
Synonyms: Red Ruthenia, Galicia-Volhynia
(historical) Rus, an East Slavic medieval state (880–12th c), corresponding to what is now Ukraine and Belarus, as well as western Russia.
Synonyms: Kievan Rus, Kievan Russia
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Additionally, it was assumed in France that if Germany invaded Czechoslovakia that Hungary would also attack Czechoslovakia to regain Slovakia and Ruthenia.
Because of expansion of Lithuanian duchy into lands of Ruthenia in the mid of 14th century a new term appeared to denominate nobility bajorai—from Ruthenian (modern Ukrainian and Belarusian languages) бояре.
His parents, Sára Ethel (née Landau) and Jenő Saul Friedman, citation were recent Jewish immigrants from Beregszász in Carpathian Ruthenia, Kingdom of Hungary (now Berehove in Ukraine).
Regions outside Mieszko's rule, pruzze ( Prussia ) and russe ( Ruthenia ), are mentioned with the word fines.
Carpathian Ruthenia was ceded to the USSR.
Mindaugas was in process of extending his control to other areas, killing rivals or sending relatives and members of rival clans east to Ruthenia so they could conquer and settle there.