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Russian language

Russian language

2 2.7
A language people speak in Russia and nearby countries
  • noun
  • /ˈrʌʃən ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
translation icon : idioma ruso
  • The Russian language has also remained the lingua franca even in Central Asian Turkic republics.

You know that Russian language is not persecuted in Ukraine.

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Examples

  • Today well announce the results of our Russian language contest.

    The Fourth Protocol (1987)

  • Even if existing programs could be found, they would need to be modified to work with the Russian language.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Ukraine is a political state where the second language in importance and spread is the Russian language.

    Revealing Ukraine (2019)

  • The first professor I had for the Russian language in college was from Ukraine.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • This continued emphasis on Russian language and cultural expressions also included the second generation.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Another encouraging observation: the more they learned of the Russian language, literature, and culture, the stronger their curiosity was about American Studies.

    Academic text (2003)

  • "The Russian language is disappearing from the lives of the younger generations outside Russia," she observes.

    Academic text (1998)

  • In 2006, 24,845 students at American universities were enrolled in Russian language courses, compared to a high of 44,626 students in 1990.

    Academic text (2010)

  • A Lieutenant Colonel testifies that Lee Oswald was given a Russian language exam as part of his Marine training only a few months before he defected to the Soviet Union.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Many students are excited to learn the Russian language because of its rich literature.

Synonyms

Russian
vsRussian language
2.0

The main language of Russia spoken in many nearby countries

is used more broadly being spoken in several other countries beyond neighboring ones

Surface Forms

Russian language singular
Russian languages plural

Morphology

Russian + language

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'Russian' (the named language or nationality adjective) with 'language' (a system of communication); together they straightforwardly denote the language of Russia. This composition is cross-linguistically common and follows a basic noun–noun/adjacent modifier pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Russian language may come from the early people called 'Rus' who lived long ago in the lands now called Russia. So Russian language simply means the language spoken by Russians, or 'the language of Russia'.