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Rus⋅sian
[ruhsh-uh
n] 
–adjective
| 1. | of or pertaining to Russia, its people, or their language. |
–noun
| 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 upper Volga and Oka rivers and adjacent areas. |
| 4. | the Slavic language of this people, written in the Cyrillic alphabet: the official language of Russia or the Russian Federation. Abbreviation: Russ, Russ. |
| 5. | Informal. Russian dressing. |
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| Rus·sian (rŭsh'ən) adj.
[Medieval Latin Russiānus, from Old Russian Rusĭ, Vikings, Rus, from Old Norse *rōdhs(menn) or ródhs(karlar), seafarers, from rōdhr, rowing; see erə- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Russian
Rus"sian\ (? or ?; 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.
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