Russian

American  

[ruhsh-uhn] / ˈrʌʃ ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Russia, its people, or their language.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Russia.

2. a member of a Slavic people, the dominant ethnic group in the Russian Federation, whose historical homeland lies along the upper Volga and Oka rivers and adjacent areas.

3. the Slavic language of this people, written in the Cyrillic alphabet: the official language of Russia or the Russian Federation. Russ, Russ.

4. Informal. Russian dressing.

Russian British  

/ ˈrʌʃən /

noun

1. the official language of Russia: an Indo-European language belonging to the East Slavonic branch

2. the official language of the former Soviet Union

3. a native or inhabitant of Russia

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Russia, its people, or their language

Other Word Forms

• anti-Russian adjective
• half-Russian adjective
• non-Russian adjective
• pro-Russian adjective
• pseudo-Russian adjective
• semi-Russian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Russian

First recorded in 1530–40; from Medieval Latin Russiānus, derivative of Russia, Latinization of Old East Slavic Rusĭ; Russ, Russia, -an

Example Sentences

His words were translated into Russian for the defendants.

From BBC

Kpler suggests around 120 million barrels of Russian crude may be at sea at the moment.

From Barron's

“As such, it’s not a structural shift in supply,” he said of the Russian oil that would be brought online.

From MarketWatch

And the U.S. military has other options for clearing the strait—though they aren’t great, especially given that Iran may secretly possess sophisticated Russian or Chinese antiship missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the move, which allows countries to purchase Russian oil that is already at sea, was designed to increase the global reach of the existing supply.

From The Wall Street Journal