Little Russia

Proper noun

 * 1)  The territory of the former Russian Empire inhabited by Ukrainians, approximately corresponding to modern central and eastern Ukraine.
 * 2)  The former Imperial Russian administrative subdivisions in north central Ukraine.
 * 1)  The former Imperial Russian administrative subdivisions in north central Ukraine.

Usage notes

 * The term reflects the former status of Ukraine and Ukrainians in the Russian Empire, and went out of general use after the Russian Revolution of 1917. It is an anachronism, if not used in a historical context, and can be offensive to Ukrainians.

Related terms

 * Ruthenia

Translations

 * Belarusian: Мала́я Русь, Мала́я Расі́я, Маларо́сія
 * Bulgarian: Малору́сия
 * Danish: Lillerusland
 * Dutch: Klein-Rusland
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: მალოროსია
 * German: Kleinrussland
 * Greek: Μικρορωσία
 * Ancient: Μικρά Ῥωσία
 * Icelandic: Litla-Rússland
 * Latvian: Mazkrievija
 * Marathi: छोटा रशिया
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: Lillerussland
 * Nynorsk: Vesle-Russland
 * Polish: Małoruś, Małorosja
 * Romanian: Mica Rusie
 * Russian: Ма́лая Русь, Ма́лая Росси́я,, Малору́ссия
 * Spanish: Rusia Menor
 * Swedish: Lillryssland
 * Ukrainian: Мала́ Русь, Мала́ Росі́я, Малоро́сія
 * Vietnamese: Tiểu Nga

Noun

 * 1) An ethnic enclave populated primarily by Russians or people of Russian ancestry.