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Russian

rus·sian

UK/ˈɹʊʃ(ə)n/ US/ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/ common slang
adjective (1) noun (2)

adjective

1.

of or pertaining to or characteristic of Russia or its people or culture or language

  • “Russian dancing”

noun

1.
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the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia

Origin

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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