Little Russian

English Proper noun Little Russian en 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 en historical chiefly in a Russian Empire context A native or inhabitant of Little Russia (i.e. Ukraine). en 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 en Little Russia en Little Russianness Translations inhabitant of Little Russia Danish: da lillerusser c French: fr Petit-Russien m, fr Petite-Russienne f German: de Kleinrusse m, de Kleinrussin f Polish: pl Małorusin m, pl Małorusinka f, pl Małorosjanin m, pl Małorosjanka f Russian: ru малоро́сс m, ru малороссия́нин m Ukrainian: uk малоро́с m, uk малоро́ска f, uk малоросія́нин m, uk малоросія́нка f Adjective - Little Russian Of or pertaining to Little Russia. Translations of or pertaining to Little Russia French: fr petit-russien German: de kleinrussisch Polish: pl małoruski, pl małorosyjski Russian: ru малоросси́йский Swedish: sv lillrysk Ukrainian: uk малоросі́йський, uk малору́ський dated en Ukraine