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Russian¹
- /ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/ US, UK
- /ˈɹʊʃ(ə)n/ Northern England
- /ˈɾʌʃ(ə)n/ Scotland, Wales
Rhymes with -ʌʃən
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin (11th century) Russiānus, from Russia, a Latinization of the Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ)) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”). Attested in English (both as a noun and as an adjective) from the 16th century. By surface analysis, Russia + -an. Piecewise doublet of Rossiyan.
adjective more Russian · most Russian · Ru.
- Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians. The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
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Of or pertaining to the Soviet Union.
Similar: Soviet
- Of or pertaining to Rus.
- Of or pertaining to the Russian language.
noun Russians · Ru.
- A citizen or national of Russia. A grim smile plays about Tarzan’s lips. At least Rokoff will be cheated. How mad he will be! And death will be more merciful than he could have hoped for at the hands of the Russian.
- A member of the predominant ethnic group of Russia; an ethnic Russian.
- A person from the Soviet Union.
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The Russian language.
The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
Similar: Russ
- A domestic cat breed.
- A cat of this breed.
- A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance. Ok, I do think I am starting to get used to it, but you have to admit, if youve^([sic]) been juggling bags and then start juggling Russians, they feel sooo lopsided to juggle at first!
- Someone from or around Brandon Estate (also known as Moscow).
- A gun (due to some preference for Russian arms with gang members).
- A kind of sausage derived from Russian kolbasa.
proper noun Ru.
- A surname.
verb Russians · Russianing · Russianed · Ru.
- To compel or force someone as a result of Russian influence or pressure.
RuSSian²
Where it comes from
Blend of Russian + SS (“Schutzstaffel”), implying that the Russian character is fascistic. Compare with Russian руSSкий (ruSSkij).
adjective
- Russian.
noun RuSSians
- A Russian person.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rus, rsfsr, russia, chechen, belorussian, spanish, english, chechnya, faroe, moscow, soviet, rouble, kremlin, confederation, federation, federated
Translations
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adj of or pertaining to Russia
| Español | ruso |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ロシアの Roshia no, 露 Ro- |
| 中文 | 俄羅斯的 /俄罗斯的 Éluósī de, 俄- É- |
| हिन्दी | रूसी rūsī, रशियन raśiyan |
| Kiswahili | mrashia |
| Português | russo |
| Français | russe |
| Deutsch | russisch, russländisch |
| Italiano | russo |
| Română | rusesc, rus, rosian |
| Русский | росси́йский rossíjskij, ру́сский rússkij |
| Tiếng Việt | nga, Nga |
| العربية | رُوسِيّ rūsiyy |
| עברית | רוּסִי rusí, רוסיה rusia, רוּסִים rusiyím, רוסיות rusiót |
adj of or pertaining to Rus
| Kiswahili | mrashia |
|---|---|
| Português | russo |
| Français | ruthénien |
| Deutsch | altrussisch, russisch |
| Русский | ру́сский rússkij, древнеру́сский drevnerússkij |
adj of or pertaining to the Russian language
| 日本語 | ロシア語の roshia-go no |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 俄語的 /俄语的 éyǔ de, 俄文的 éwén de |
| हिन्दी | रूसी rūsī |
| Deutsch | russisch |
| Русский | ру́сский rússkij |
noun citizen or national of Russia
| Español | ruso, rusa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 러시아인 reosiain, 러시아 사람 reosia saram |
| 日本語 | ロシア人 Roshia-jin |
| 中文 | 俄羅斯人 /俄罗斯人 Éluósīrén, 俄國人 /俄国人 Éguórén |
| हिन्दी | रूसी rūsī |
| Kiswahili | mrashia |
| Português | russo, russa |
| Français | Russe |
| Deutsch | Russe, Russin, Russländer, Russländerin, Reuße, Reusse |
| Italiano | russo, russa |
| Ελληνικά | Ρώσος Rósos, Ρωσίδα Rosída |
| Română | rus, rusoaică, rusă |
| Русский | россия́нин rossijánin, россия́нка rossijánka, россия́не rossijáne |
| Tiếng Việt | người Nga |
| العربية | رُوسِيّ rūsiyy, رُوسِيَّة rūsiyya |
| עברית | רוּסִי rusí, רוּסִיָּה rusiyá |
noun ethnic Russian
| Español | ruso, rusa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 러시아인 reosiain, 러시아 사람 reosia saram |
| 日本語 | ロシア人 roshiajin |
| 中文 | 俄羅斯人 /俄罗斯人 Éluósīrén, 俄羅斯族 /俄罗斯族 Éluósīzú, 俄羅斯族人 /俄罗斯族人 Éluósīzúrén, 俄族 Ézú, 俄族人 Ézúrén |
| हिन्दी | रूसी rūsī |
| Português | russo, russa |
| Français | Russe |
| Deutsch | Russe, Russin |
| Ελληνικά | Ρώσος Rósos, Ρωσίδα Rosída |
| Română | rus, rusă, rusoaică |
| Русский | ру́сский rússkij, ру́сская rússkaja, ру́сские rússkije |
| العربية | رُوسِيّ rūsiyy, رُوسِيَّة rūsiyya |
noun Russian (language)
| Español | ruso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 러시아어 reosia'eo, 러시아말 reosiamal, 노어 no'eo |
| 日本語 | ロシア語 roshiago, 露語 rogo |
| 中文 | 俄語 /俄语 éyǔ, 俄羅斯語 /俄罗斯语 éluósīyǔ, 俄文 éwén |
| हिन्दी | रशियन raśiyan, रूसी rūsī, भाषा रूसी bhāṣā rūsī |
| Kiswahili | Kirusi |
| Português | russo |
| Français | russe, langue russe, langue de Tolstoï |
| Deutsch | Russisch, russische Sprache |
| Italiano | russo |
| Ελληνικά | ρωσικά rosiká, ρώσικα rósika |
| Română | rusă, limba rusă, rusește |
| Русский | ру́сский язы́к rússkij jazýk, ру́сский rússkij |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Nga |
| العربية | الرُّوسِيَّة ar-rūsiyya, اللُّغَة الرُّوسِيَّة al-luḡa r-rūsiyya, رُوسِيّ rūsiyy |
| עברית | רוּסִית rusít |
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title = {Russian},
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