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Definition of Russian

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Russia or its people or culture or language. "Russian dancing"

2. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Russia.

3. Noun. The Slavic language that is the official language of Russia.

Definition of Russian

1. a. Of or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language.

Definition of Russian

1. Noun. A person from Russia. ¹

2. Noun. An ethnic Russian. ¹

3. Noun. A domestic cat breed. ¹

4. Noun. A cat of this breed. ¹

5. Noun. (juggling rare in the singular) A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance. ¹

6. Proper noun. The Russian language. ¹

7. Adjective. Of or pertaining to Russia. ¹

8. Adjective. (dated) Of or pertaining to Rus. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Russian

Russell Russell's Periodontal Index Russell's body Russell's paradox Russell's sign Russell's syndrome Russell's teapot Russell's viper venom Russell's viper venom clotting time Russell bodies

Russell effect Russell traction Russenorsk Russia Russia leather Russian (current term) Russian-Canadian Russian-speaking Russian Blue Russian Empire

Russian Federation Russian Orthodox Russian Orthodox Church Russian Revolution Russian River Russian SFSR Russian Sign Language Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Russian Wolfhound

Literary usage of Russian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1917)
"QJ Pub Repub 11:138 Je 2 47 Russian fiction Russian novel. ... Cath World 105:506- My '17 Russian language Study and teaching Wrestling with Russian. ..."

2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"On the trail of the mystic religious spirit of the Russian nation. ... RW Child, il Cent 92:622-32 Ag '1C Double war of the Russian people. ..."

3. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, George Walter Prothero, Sir Adolphus William Ward (1909)
"Complete collection of the Russian Laws. St Petersburg. 1839 and 1857. (Russian.) Collection of the Russian Historical Society. St Petersburg. 1867 sqq. ..."

4. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"Am J Theol 22:541-61 О '18 Fr'""b Catholics and the Russian church. J. C: Ivet. Constr Q 7:25-45 Mr '19 Hopes for the Orthodox church of Russia. ..."

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