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Muscovy vs Rusyn - What's the difference?

muscovy | rusyn |

As proper nouns the difference between muscovy and rusyn

is that muscovy is the Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became the nucleus of a united Russia, which its dynasty ruled first as czars (kings) from Moscow, later as emperors from Saint Petersburg while Rusyn is east Slavic language (Ukrainian dialect) spoken by Rusyns.

As nouns the difference between muscovy and rusyn

is that muscovy is muscovy duck while Rusyn is member of a people living in the eastern Carpathian Mountains, in part of western Ukraine, south-eastern Poland and north-eastern Slovakia.

As an adjective Rusyn is

of or pertaining to the Rusyn people, culture, or language.

muscovy

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became the nucleus of a united Russia, which its dynasty ruled first as czars (kings) from Moscow, later as emperors from Saint Petersburg

    • Derived terms

    * Muscovian

    Related terms

    * Moscow, Moskva, Muscovite

    See also

    * ("Muscovy" on Wikipedia)

    rusyn

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Member of a people living in the eastern Carpathian Mountains, in part of western Ukraine, south-eastern Poland and north-eastern Slovakia.
  • (archaic) ethnonym for East Slavic people - any of Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian, an inhabitant of Kievan Rus, Muscovy, etc., an Orthodox, East Slavic inhabitant of .

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • East Slavic language (Ukrainian dialect) spoken by Rusyns.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the people, culture, or language.

    • Related terms

    * Ruthenian * Carpathian Ruthenia * Carpatho-Rusyn * Rus * Russian