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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Rus·sian       [ruhsh-uhn] Pronunciation Key
–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.

[Origin: 1530–40; < ML Russiānus. See Russ, Russia, -an]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Rus·sian       (rŭsh'ən)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to Russia or its people, language, or culture.
  2. Of or relating to the former Soviet Union.

n.  
    1. A native or inhabitant of Russia.
    2. A person of Russian descent.
    3. A native or inhabitant of the former Soviet Union.
  1. The East Slavic language of the Russians, used as the official language of Russia and widely as a second language within the Commonwealth of Independent States.


[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

adjective
1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Russia or its people or culture or language; "Russian dancing" 

noun
1. a native or inhabitant of Russia 
2. the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia 

U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Russian Mission, AK (city, FIPS 65700) Location: 61.79450 N, 161.35379 W
Population (1990): 246 (58 housing units)
Area: 13.2 sq km (land), 1.3 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99657

Russian River, CA Zip code(s): 94401

Russian River Md, CA Zip code(s): 95462

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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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