Little Russia

[ lit-l ruhsh-uh ]

noun

1. former name for the region consisting mainly of Ukraine but sometimes considered as including adjacent areas.

Little Russia

noun

1. a region of the former Soviet Union, consisting chiefly of Ukraine

Example Sentences

"For most Russians," he explains, "Ukraine continued to remain de facto as Little Russia."

From Salon

Now that Mr. Doronichev’s mother has moved into the basement next to the banya — an area he calls “Little Russia” — she offers homemade borscht and olivier salad, a Russian potato salad, for lunch or dinner.

From New York Times

The invasion also means there’s little Russia can do about it.

From Washington Post

The community grew so large that in 1981 New York magazine ran a five-page spread titled “A Little Russia Grows in Brooklyn.”

From Los Angeles Times

Instead he insisted that Ukraine, the country he likes to call Little Russia, was an existential threat to Big Russia, and preparing to attack his country that is three times its size and vastly better armed.

From Seattle Times