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.
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Origin: 1530–40; <
Medieval Latin Russiānus. See
Russ,
Russia,
-an Related forms an·ti-Rus·sian, adjective, noun
half-Rus·sian, adjective
non-Rus·sian, adjective, noun
pro-Rus·sian, adjective, noun
pseu·do-Rus·sian, adjective, noun
sem·i-Rus·sian, adjective, noun