Russian

[ ruhsh-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Russia, its people, or their language.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Russia.
2. a member of a Slavic people, the dominant ethnic group in the Russian Federation, whose historical homeland lies along the upper Volga and Oka rivers and adjacent areas.
3. the Slavic language of this people, written in the Cyrillic alphabet: the official language of Russia or the Russian Federation. : Russ, Russ.
4. Informal. Russian dressing.

Russian

/ ˈrʌʃən /

noun

1. the official language of Russia: an Indo-European language belonging to the East Slavonic branch
2. the official language of the former Soviet Union
3. a native or inhabitant of Russia

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Russia, its people, or their language

Other Words From

• anti-Russian adjective noun
• half-Russian adjective
• non-Russian adjective noun
• pro-Russian adjective noun
• pseudo-Russian adjective noun
• semi-Russian adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Russian¹

First recorded in 1530–40; from Medieval Latin Russiānus, derivative of Russia, Latinization of Old East Slavic Rusĭ; Russ, Russia, -an

Example Sentences

Two of those shipments involved “short-wave infrared camera lens” and went to the Ural Optical & Mechanical Plant, which makes bomb-aiming equipment and is also sanctioned because of its links to the Russian military.

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Kyiv argued that in order to push back the Russian air strikes, it needed longer-range missiles, including Storm Shadow.

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For Ukrainians that wait could take years, says Mykhaylo Samus, but they would never consent to abandoning Crimea or any other territory under Russian occupation.

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The US has also approved sending landmines to Ukraine, in an attempt to slow down Russian troops.

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The approval from Washington is seen as an attempt to slow down Russian troops, who have been steadily advancing into Ukraine's east in recent months.

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