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- 1 Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.
"So that is the official line: you’re shit, we’re shit, everything’s shit, never try for a better world because it doesn’t exist. That is not only bleak, I think it’s also the working title of every Russian novel ever written."
- 2 Russian. derogatory, humorous, offensive, slang
- 3 Of or pertaining to the Soviet Union. dated
- 4 Of or pertaining to Rus. dated
- 5 Of or pertaining to the Russian language.
- 1 of or pertaining to or characteristic of Russia or its people or culture or language wordnet
- 1 A surname.
- 1 A citizen of Russia. countable
"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."
- 2 the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia wordnet
- 3 An ethnic Russian; a member of the East Slavic ethnic group which is native to, and constitutes the majority of the population of, Russia. countable
- 4 a native or inhabitant of Russia wordnet
- 5 A person from the Soviet Union. countable, obsolete
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- 6 The Russian language. uncountable
"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"
- 7 A domestic cat breed. countable, uncountable
- 8 A cat of this breed. countable, uncountable
- 9 A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance. countable, rare, singular, uncountable
"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!"
- 10 Someone from or around Brandon Estate (also known as Moscow). Multicultural-London-English, countable, slang, uncountable
- 11 A gun (due to some preference for Russian arms with gang members). Multicultural-London-English, countable, slang, uncountable
- 12 A kind of sausage derived from Russian kolbasa. South-Africa, countable, uncountable
- 1 To compel or force someone as a result of Russian influence or pressure. obsolete, transitive
Etymology
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.
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.
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.
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.
Blend of Russian + SS (“Schutzstaffel”), implying that the Russian character is fascistic.
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