Russian
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- adjective
- /ˈrʌʃən/
:
ruso
- The firm is involved in negotiations with a Russian company that has discovered oil.
- Russian stamps
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Soviet and Russian
If they fire, we're done and the Russian radars go.
- If they fire, we're done and the Russian radars go.
- Mike Pence was actually quoting renowned Russian folklorist Mike Pence.
- But it was a powerful aspect of how the Russian Empire worked.
- So they compromised by flying the Russian flag upside down.
- This is a joint US Russian peace initiative.
- For example, the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Have we fallen prey yet again to Russian antics?
- Again, it comes from the work related to the Russian esotericist Gurdjieff.
- It's a really important part of the Russian culture.
- Do you include the the Russian authors very much in the Canon?
- On the contrary, we accepted the absurd Russian explanation that it was.
- They don't have their Russian state news.
- Instead, let's just watch this weird Russian tongue singing male choir.
- He was very nice, nice Russian nice like Oh yeah, yeah.
Examples
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What do you know about Russian literature?
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The Russian Orthodox Church emerged as a major institutional feature in Russian society and the government.
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It's a really important part of the Russian culture.
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This is a joint US Russian peace initiative.
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No plan to combat climate change can ignore the pollution that Russian industry produces.
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Where their interests do overlap, Russian leaders often doubt the efficacy of U.S. strategy.
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He liked living in your basic Russian wooden peasant house.
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Said Masha, using a particularly Russian turn of phrase, "Why reveal information if you cannot reveal it?"
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Oymyakon is located several hundred miles south of the Arctic Circle in the Russian territory of Siberia.
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Many students are eager to explore Russian literature and its rich history.
Compounds
- NSFW
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9.1
A dangerous game of chance with a gun that people also use to describe very risky actions
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A country in eastern Europe and northern Asia that used to be part of the Soviet Union
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3.5
A creamy sauce for salads and sandwiches made from mayonnaise, horseradish, onion, and ketchup
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A large Eastern Christian church in Russia led by a church leader called the Patriarch
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A revolution in November 1917 when Lenin's supporters overthrew the government and set up Soviet rule
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An old word for a person from the main group of people in the western part of Russia
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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
How Russified
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Russian as an adjective comes from Rus' plus -ian meaning 'from', as in Canadian, so it describes things that are connected to 'Russia', such as language, culture, or people.