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Definition of Rus
1. Noun. The medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev.
Definition of Rus
1. Abbreviation. (American English) Rural Utilities Service ¹
2. Proper noun. A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Kiev and the Dnieper gave rise to the Russian principalities. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹
3. Proper noun. Any of the medieval East Slavic principalities ruled by this class, especially Kievan Rus. ¹
4. Noun. A person from Rus. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com