Russian-speaking
- adjective
- /ˈrʌʃənˈspiːkɪŋ/
- Applegreen, you have totally twisted the image of the Russian-speaking community.
- Russian-speaking immigrants
- Russian-speaking population
- Russian-speaking leader
Examples
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Hence, practically overnight, Russian-speaking immigrants became a large, formidable group in many Israeli cities and towns.
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Of course, Russian-speaking leaders criticized this policy narrative as assimilationist.
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Well, Russian-speaking personnel have been transferred to all our ships.
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According to the second concept, Ukraine cannot and should not break relations with Russia, and the Russian-speaking population should have equal rights to preserve their customs, religion, and culture.
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Since 2018, he has been one of the leaders of the For Life, Opposition Bloc, the party who represents the interests of the Russian-speaking population of Ukraine.
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Yuri, I want you to meet Len Wicklow, our new Russian-speaking specialist.
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In both Washington and Oregon, these two Russian-speaking groups constitute the largest refugee groups (U.S. Census Bureau 2003).
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Their first step was to convene a meeting of Estonian and Russian-speaking leaders, intellectuals, and politicians.
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The efforts of Sofia Borkin in support of the treatment needs of Russian-speaking immigrants and native-born Israeli heroin addicts are recognized and appreciated.
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The Glendale Public Library, with Russian-speaking staffers, serves as an unofficial center for the community.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Russian-speaking is made of two parts: Russian, from the country name Russia, and speaking, from the verb 'speak'. So it means someone who 'speaks Russian'.