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Russian — refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russian language, an East Slavic language *Russians, the ethnic group primarily associated with Russia, also used for citizens of Russia or of Soviet Union of any ethnicity *The Russian, a villain … Wikipedia
Russian — dressing (salad dressing spiced with chili, chopped pickles); Russian roulette (each player pull the trigger of a revolver held against the player’s head); Russian wolfhound (large breed of hound originally bred in Russia and called borzoi) … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Russian — The 2006 edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary gives the following options for the ethnic and political meanings of the noun: a native or national of Russia, or a person of Russian descent. (References in earlier editions to the Russian… … Modern English usage
Russian — Rus sian (r[u^]sh an or r[udd] shan; 277), a. Of or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language. n. A native or inhabitant of Russia; the language of Russia. {Russian bath}. See under {Bath}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Russian — ► NOUN 1) a person from Russia. 2) the Slavic language of Russia, written in the Cyrillic alphabet. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to Russia … English terms dictionary
Russian — [rush′ən] adj. of Russia or its people, language, or culture n. 1. a) a person born or living in Russia b) loosely any citizen of the U.S.S.R. 2. a member of the chief Slavic people of Russia 3. the East Slavic language of the Russians … English World dictionary
Russian — /rush euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Russia, its people, or their language. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Russia. 3. a member of a Slavic people, the dominant ethnic group in the Russian Federation, whose historical homeland lies along the… … Universalium
Russian — n. & adj. n. 1 a a native or national of Russia or the Soviet Union. b a person of Russian descent. 2 the language of Russia and the official language of the Soviet Union. adj. 1 of or relating to Russia. 2 of or in Russian. Phrases and idioms:… … Useful english dictionary
Russian — [[t]rʌ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ Russians 1) ADJ Russian means belonging or relating to Russia, or to its people, language, or culture. ...the Russian parliament. 2) N COUNT A Russian is a Russian citizen, or a person of Russian origin. Three quarters of… … English dictionary
Russian — I UK [ˈrʌʃ(ə)n] / US adjective 1) someone who is Russian is from Russia 2) relating to Russia, or its language or culture Russian architecture a Russian dictionary II UK [ˈrʌʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms Russian : singular Russian plural Russians… … English dictionary
