Russian
- noun
- /ˈrʌʃən/
- As a native Russian, she enjoyed sharing stories of her homeland.
They just tell the Russians go home, That's it.
- They just tell the Russians go home, That's it.
- And so the North Koreans and the Russians conspire on this.
- Well, I'm not sure that Russians believe that.
- And to try and fight the Russians in that way is bad.
- And so why were the Russians involved at all?
- Like, you know, and Russians really only respect strength.
- Umm, but there are Russians here that want to be here.
- Again, we're assuming that the Russians are losing to the Ukrainians.
- And so she would go and drink with the Russians to gain information.
- But anyway, the point is the Russians were never going to lose.
- And you know, other Russians like Berjayev who who came.
- And we were talking about how antagonistic Russians are toward capitalism.
- There are a lot of yellow Russians, a million.
Examples
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Again, we're assuming that the Russians are losing to the Ukrainians.
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Long lines of Russians waiting at ATM.
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And so why were the Russians involved at all?
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And so she would go and drink with the Russians to gain information.
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But anyway, the point is the Russians were never going to lose.
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So it turns out the Russians are the oldest, right?
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Here at Aylao, the Russians would make their stand.
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And that's exactly what happens when the French and the Russians get together.
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Umm, but there are Russians here that want to be here.
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Many Russians celebrated the New Year with fireworks and traditional meals.
Synonyms
An old word for a person from the main group of people in the western part of Russia
Compounds
- NSFW
A dangerous game of chance with a gun that people also use to describe very risky actions
A country in eastern Europe and northern Asia that used to be part of the Soviet Union
A creamy sauce for salads and sandwiches made from mayonnaise, horseradish, onion, and ketchup
A large Eastern Christian church in Russia led by a church leader called the Patriarch
A revolution in November 1917 when Lenin's supporters overthrew the government and set up Soviet rule
- Archaic
An old word for a person from the main group of people in the western part of Russia
A revolution in March 1917 that removes the czar and leads to a provisional government
A card game for two players who use different decks and try to place all their cards on piles
A prickly bushy plant from Europe and Asia that grows wild and causes problems as a weed
A thick cold sauce of mayonnaise mixed with horseradish, onion, and ketchup
A small tree or bush with silvery leaves, small yellow fruits, and sometimes thorns
A river in northern California flowing to the Pacific, with vineyards and recreation
The largest republic of the former Soviet Union, covering much of eastern Europe and northern Asia from 1917 to 1991
A large republic of the former Soviet Union covering much of eastern Europe and northern Asia, now Russia
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Russian meaning a person comes from the old name Rus' and the ending -ian, which means 'from', just like in Canadian. That's why a Russian is a person 'from Russia'.