Russian
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- adjective
- /ˈrʌʃən/
- The firm is involved in negotiations with a Russian company that has discovered oil.
- Russian stamps
- Russian Orthodox Church
- Soviet and Russian
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Watch on YouTubeIf 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
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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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2.9
A country in eastern Europe and northern Asia that used to be part of the Soviet Union
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4.1
A revolution in November 1917 when Lenin's supporters overthrew the government and set up Soviet rule
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4.1
A large Eastern Christian church in Russia led by a church leader called the Patriarch
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3.5
A creamy sauce for salads and sandwiches made from mayonnaise, horseradish, onion, and ketchup
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4.6
A river in northern California flowing to the Pacific, with vineyards and recreation
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8.4
A small tree or bush with silvery leaves, small yellow fruits, and sometimes thorns
- Archaic
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9.9
An old word for a person from the main group of people in the western part of Russia
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9.5
A card game for two players who use different decks and try to place all their cards on piles
A large republic of the former Soviet Union covering much of eastern Europe and northern Asia, now Russia
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 revolution in March 1917 that removes the czar and leads to a provisional government
The largest republic of the former Soviet Union, covering much of eastern Europe and northern Asia from 1917 to 1991
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.