little russia
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The territory of the former Russian Empire inhabited by Ukrainians, approximately corresponding to modern central and eastern Ukraine.
name
The former Imperial Russian administrative subdivisions in north central Ukraine.
Example Sentences
- "I am very fond of the modest manner of life of those solitary owners of remote villages, who in Little Russia are commonly called ‘old-fashioned’ […]."
- "We find that they settle in Little Italies and Little Russias, and instead of accepting the ideals of the country to which they have fled, they propagate their own traditions."
- "The support system offered by the Relief Society was the initial draw for the émigrés to Harlem and helped establish a Little Russia in the neighborhood."