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Russian.

Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹʊʃ(ə)n/Northern-England/ˈɾʌʃ(ə)n/Scotland, Wales

  1. Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.

  2. Of or pertaining to the Soviet Union.

    dated

  3. Of or pertaining to Rus.

    dated

  4. Of or pertaining to the Russian language.

Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹʊʃ(ə)n/Northern-England/ˈɾʌʃ(ə)n/Scotland, Wales

  1. A native or inhabitant of Russia.

    countable

  2. A person of an East Slavic ethnic group which is native to, and constitutes the majority of the population of, Russia; an ethnic Russian.

    countable

  3. A person from the Soviet Union.

    countable · obsolete

  4. The Russian language.

    uncountable

  5. A domestic cat breed.

    countable · uncountable

  6. A cat of this breed.

    countable · uncountable

  7. A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance.

    countable · rare · singular · uncountable

  8. Someone from or around Brandon Estate (also known as Moscow).

    Multicultural-London-English · countable · slang · uncountable

  9. A gun (due to some preference for Russian arms with gang members).

    Multicultural-London-English · countable · slang · uncountable

  10. A kind of sausage derived from Russian kolbasa.

    South-Africa · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

name/ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹʊʃ(ə)n/Northern-England/ˈɾʌʃ(ə)n/Scotland, Wales

  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈɹʊʃ(ə)n/Northern-England/ˈɾʌʃ(ə)n/Scotland, Wales

  1. To compel or force someone as a result of Russian influence or pressure.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

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.

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