Great Russian
Americannoun
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a member of the main stock of the Russian people, dwelling chiefly in the northern or central parts of the Russian Federation in Europe.
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the Russian language, excluding Ukrainian and Byelorussian.
noun
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linguistics the technical name for Russian Compare Belarussian Ukrainian
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a member of the chief East Slavonic people of Russia
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Great Russian
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Under Tsar Peter the Great, Russian armies temporarily captured the Ottoman-held territory of Azov in the Crimea along the Black Sea in 1696.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
“The virgin forest was the nursery of Great Russian culture,” he writes.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2017
In order to answer this question, it seems that immigrants in Queens and New Jersey, Catherine the Great, Russian oligarchs, Imperial relics and top auction houses had to all get involved.
From Salon • Jul. 5, 2016
Great Russian writers are Gogol, Tolstoy, Turgeniev, Dostoievsky�products all of the first days when Russia dared declare herself artistically, when French frippery first seemed foolish and the longings of the Slavic soul important.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Has it struck you yet," he said, "that you, a young Englishman, without the least experience in such things, are pitting yourself against all the organization and cunning of the Great Russian Bear?"
From The Red Rat's Daughter by Boothby, Guy
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