Малороссия

Originally Малая Россия (Malaja Rossija), itself a Calque of Ancient Greek Μικρὰ Ῥωσσίᾱ (Mikrà Rhōssíā), attested since 1292. Coined by the Patriarch of Constantinople to differentiate it from "Great Russia" (Μεγάλη Ῥωσσίᾱ). Can be analysed as ма́лый (mályj, “small”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ Ро́ссия (Róssija, “Rus, Russia”)

• IPA^(key): [məɫɐˈrosʲːɪjə]

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Малоро́ссия • (Maloróssija) f inan (genitive Малоро́ссии, relational adjective малоросси́йский)

1. (historical) Little Russia
2. (dated, now considered offensive) Ukraine

Now considered offensive in Ukraine, as it was associated with Tsarist rule. The terms малорос (maloros) and малоросійство (malorosijstvo) refers to Ukrainians who are too loyal to Russia instead of their own nation.

• Ма́лая Ру́сь (Málaja Rúsʹ), Ма́лая Росси́я (Málaja Rossíja), Малору́ссия (Malorússija)

• малоро́с (malorós)
• малороссия́нин (malorossijánin), малоросси́ец (malorossíjec), малороссия́нец (malorossijánec)

• Росси́я (Rossíja)