Little Russian
Proper noun
  1. (obsolete) The Ukrainian language, especially when (possibly erroneously) considered to be mutually intelligible with the Russian ("Great Russian") and Belarusian ("White Russian") languages.
Noun

Little Russian

  1. (historical, chiefly in a Russian Empire contex) A native or inhabitant of Little Russia (that is, Ukraine).
    • 1906, Thomas Čapek, ''The Slovaks of Hungary
      A well-defined ethnical line is all that separates the Slovaks from the Magyars and the Little Russians.
Related terms Translations
  • French: Petit-Russien, Petite-Russienne
  • Russian: малоро́сс
Adjective

Little Russian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Little Russia.
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