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

The number fell to 66,620 this year, of whom about half are researchers, the Russian statistics service Rosstat said in a report published on 8 November; others include support staff and technicians.

From Science Magazine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that an attack by his forces on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday morning was carried out using "a new conventional intermediate-range missile".

From BBC

Until now, Russian President Vladimir Putin had been the only major world leader for whom the court had issued an arrest warrant.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2023, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

From BBC

As the Russian army slowly advances in eastern Ukraine, it’s driving a tide of human suffering before it.

From BBC