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russian

English

(wikipedia Russian)

Alternative forms

* (abbreviation):

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person from Russia.
  • An ethnic Russian: a member of the East Slavic ethnic group which is native to, and constitutes the majority of the population of, Russia.
  • 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.

    • Derived terms

    * Russianize / Russianise ** Russianization / Russianisation

    Related terms

    * Russify * Russo-

    See also

    *

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The Russian language.

    • See also

    * (ru)

    External links

    *

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to Russia.
  • Of or pertaining to the Russian language.
  • (dated) Of or pertaining to Rus.

    • Derived terms

    * Russian roulette * White Russian * Russian minutes

    See also

    ; Russian alphabet (Cyrillic) Vocabulary * Language list

    russianness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality or characteristic of being Russian.
  • *2011 , (David Bellos), Is That a Fish in Your Ear? , Penguin 2012, p. 47:
  • *:What could represent ‘Russianness ’ or ‘Germanness’ inside a work written in English?