Russian
Pronunciation: /ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/
The English word “Russian” has 15 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.
- Of or pertaining to the Soviet Union.
- Of or pertaining to Rus.
- Of or pertaining to the Russian language.
noun
- A native or inhabitant of Russia.
- A person of an East Slavic ethnic group which is native to, and constitutes the majority of the population of, Russia; an ethnic Russian.
- A person from the Soviet Union.
- The Russian language.
- 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.
- Someone from or around Brandon Estate (also known as Moscow).
- A gun (due to some preference for Russian arms with gang members).
- A kind of sausage derived from Russian kolbasa.
verb
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.
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