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Ruthenian

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Ru·the·ni·an  (r-thn-n, -thnyn)
adj.
Of or relating to Ruthenia, the Ruthenians, or their language or culture.
n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Ruthenia.
2. The variety of Ukrainian used by the Ruthenians.

Ruthenian [ruːˈθiːnɪən]
adj
(Social Science / Peoples) (Placename) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to Ruthenia, its people, or their dialect of Ukrainian
n
1. (Linguistics / Languages) a dialect of Ukrainian
2. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Ruthenia


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The text of Yosef Ami describes an almost harmonious although entirely one-sided portrait of the shared life of well-to-do Jews and their Ruthenian employees (Rosen, "Galutam" 144-45).
The money helped spruce up the square around the concrete, communist-era museum, decorate bus stops in pop-art style, and -- in memory of Warhol's Ruthenian roots -- build a replica of a traditional wooden village of this Slavic minority spread across what is now Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine.
But if I do, I'll want it to be a true Ruthenian experience right down to the black bread and pickle.
 
 
 
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