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Russian
see also: RuSSian
Etymology

From Medieval Latin - (11th century) Russiānus, the adjective of Russia, a Latinization of the orv Русь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/
Adjective

Russian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Russia.
  2. (dated) Of or pertaining to the Soviet Union.
  3. (dated) Of or pertaining to Rus.
  4. Of or pertaining to the Russian language.
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Russian

  1. (countable) A citizen of Russia.
  2. (countable) An ethnic Russian: a member of the East Slavic ethnic group which is native to, and constitutes the majority of the population of, Russia.
  3. (countable, obsolete) A person from the Soviet Union
  4. (uncountable) The Russian language.
  5. A domestic cat breed.
  6. A cat of this breed.
  7. (juggling, rare in the singular) A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance.
  8. (MLE, slang) Someone from or around Brandon Estate (also known as Moscow).
  9. (MLE, slang) A gun (due to some preference for Russian arms with gang members).
  10. (South Africa) A kind of sausage.
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RuSSian
Adjective

Russian

  1. (slang, humorous, offensive, derogatory) Russian.
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