DCHP-3

Ruthenian

Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n.

one of the many Slavic immigrants, particularly Ukrainians, coming to Canada from central Europe in the late 1800's and later.

See: Galician(def. 1)

Quotations

1909
Up in Edmonton the Galicians (Ruthenians?) have just organised a corps of volunteer militia to serve the Canadian country of their adoption.
1929
Ruthenians are an intensely nationalistic and independent people.
1935
The Ruthenians who came chiefly from the Polish province of Galicia, but partly also from Bukowina in Roumania are commonly known in Canada as Galicians.
2n.

the language of such people, especially Ukrainian.

See: Galician(def. 2)

Quotations

1909
. . . Slays from Little Russia and from Great Russia, the alert Polak, the heavy Croatian, the haughty Magyar, and occasionally the stalwart Dalmation from the Adriatic, in speech mostly Ruthenian. . . .