Russ

¹

[ ruhs ]

noun

, plural Russ, Russ·es.

1. a Russian.
2. Archaic. the Russian language.

adjective

1. Russian ( def 1 ).

Russ

²

[ roos ]

noun

1. Niemen.

Russ

³

or Russ.

abbreviation for

1. Russia.
2. Russian ( def 4 ).

Russ.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Russia(n)

Russ

²

/ rʌs /

noun

1. See Russian
   an archaic word for Russian

RUSS

³

abbreviation for

1. Russia (international car registration)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Russ¹

From French russe, German Russe or Dutch rus, all ultimately from Old Russian Rusĭ the common East Slavic name for the East Slavic-speaking lands and peoples before c1500

Example Sentences

“I feel sorry for what she did to Russ and his daughter,” Gill said.

From The Daily Beast

More low hanging fruit: the $37 Russ-as-Che-Guevara t-shirts available on his website.

From The Daily Beast

Rachel starts dating a guy named Russ, and would you believe that he bears a striking resemblance to Ross?

From The Daily Beast

And would you still believe that David Schwimmer also played Russ?

From The Daily Beast

Russ told me, I remember, that he met Bacall during an Adlai Stevenson campaign.

From The Daily Beast

In another minute we gained the bank, and I grasped the hand of my kind friend and former chief, Mr Russ.

From Project Gutenberg

A few wreaths of smoke, hanging over the yet distant field, told where Russ and Teuton met in battle array.

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The whack he had got on the head, and even the trickle of blood down his face, did not cause Russ to lose his head.

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Russ really exhibited some skill in building up the walls of the hut in the middle of the floor.

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It just crossed Russ' mind that he ought to have asked his aunt before he used the sectional bookcases for building-blocks.

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