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Ruthenia

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Ruthenia
a) The territory of Eastern Europe inhabited by Rusyns, on the slopes of the Carpathian Mountains in parts of Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia.
b) Lands inhabited by Ukrainians (Ruthenians) of the former Austrian Empire kingdom of Galicia (1772–1918), corresponding to parts of Western Ukraine.
Syn: Carpathian Ruthenia, Transcarpathia, Subcarpathian Rus, Red Ruthenia, Galicia-Volhynia, Kievan Rus, Kievan Russia
See Also: Rus, Russia, Ruthenium

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