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Ruthenian Hist. 
1 n. one of the many Slavic immigrants, particularly Ukrainians, coming to Canada from central Europe in the late 1800's and later.
See also: Galician (def. 1)
- 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.
2 n. the language of such people, especially Ukrainian.
See also: Galician (def. 2)
- 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. . . .
- 1909 Up in Edmonton the Galicians (Ruthenians?) have just organised a corps of volunteer militia to serve the Canadian country of their adoption.