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  • (abbreviation):Ru.

Etymology

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FromMedieval Latin (11th century)Russiānus, the adjective ofRussia, a Latinization of theOld East SlavicРусь(Rusĭ). Attested in English (both as a noun and as an adjective) from the 16th century. Bysurface analysis,Russia +‎-an.

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Adjective

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Russian (comparativemoreRussian,superlativemostRussian)

  1. Of or pertaining toRussia.
    • 2017 February 19, “Putin”, inLast Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 4, episode 2,John Oliver (actor), via HBO:
      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 everyRussian novel ever written.
  2. (dated) Of or pertaining to theSoviet Union.
  3. (dated) Of or pertaining toRus.
  4. Of or pertaining to the Russian language.

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Translations

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of or pertaining to Russia
of or pertaining to the Soviet UnionseeSoviet
of or pertaining to Rus
of or pertaining to the Russian language

Noun

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Russian (countable anduncountable,pluralRussians)

  1. (countable) Acitizen ofRussia.
    • 1983,Peace and Security in the Atlantic and Pacific Regions, page69:
      But be that as it may: the Great Russian chauvinist Voznesenskii knew exactly how best to touch upon the asiaphobic nerve of his fellow-countrymen, how to stimulate the deep-rooted irrational fears of theRussians of peril looming from Asia, and how to turn those fears against China.
  2. (countable) An ethnic Russian; a member of the East Slavic ethnic group which is native to, and constitutes the majority of the population of, Russia.
  3. (countable, obsolete) A person from theSoviet Union.
  4. (uncountable) The Russianlanguage.
    • 2015, Shane R. Reeves, David Wallace, “The Combatant Status of the “Little Green Men” and Other Participants in the Ukraine Conflict”, inInternational Law Studies,US Naval War College[1], volume91, number361, Stockton Center for the Study of International Law, page393:
      The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speakingRussian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.196
  5. Adomestic catbreed.
  6. Acat of this breed.
  7. (juggling, rare in thesingular) A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance.
    • 2011, jamescoutry24, “Beanbags > Russian”, inrec.juggling (Usenet):
      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 jugglingRussians, they feel sooo lopsided to juggle at first!
  8. (MLE, slang) Someone from or aroundBrandon Estate (also known asMoscow).
  9. (MLE, slang) Agun (due to some preference forRussian arms withgang members).
  10. (South Africa) A kind ofsausage.

Verb

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Russian (third-person singular simple presentRussians,present participleRussianing,simple past and past participleRussianed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) Tocompel orforce someoneas a result of Russianinfluence orpressure.

Synonyms

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Translations

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ethnic Russian
person from Russia
Russian (language)

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