Rusyn
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English
Etymology
From Carpathian Rusyn руси́н (rusýn), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ, “Rus”). Compare Ruthenia.
Pronunciation
Noun
Rusyn (plural Rusyns)
- A member of a people living in the eastern Carpathian Mountains, in part of western Ukraine, south-eastern Poland and north-eastern Slovakia.
- (archaic) An ethnonym for East Slavic people - any of Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, an inhabitant of Kievan Rus, Muscovy, etc., an Orthodox, East Slavic inhabitant of Rzeczpospolita.
Translations
member of a people
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an inhabitant of the ancient Rus
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Proper noun
Rusyn
- The Eastern Slavic language spoken by the Carpatho-Rusyns.
Translations
East Slavic language
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Adjective
Rusyn (comparative more Rusyn, superlative most Rusyn)
- Of or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language.
Related terms
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of or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language
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