Great Russian

noun

1. a member of the main stock of the Russian people, dwelling chiefly in the northern or central parts of the Russian Federation in Europe.
2. the Russian language, excluding Ukrainian and Byelorussian.

Great Russian

noun

1. linguistics the technical name for Russian Compare Belarussian Ukrainian
2. a member of the chief East Slavonic people of Russia

adjective

1. of or relating to this people or their language

Word History and Origins

Origin of Great Russian¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Their language is a separate Slavic tongue, and not merely a dialect of the Great Russian.

From Project Gutenberg

It was sung in Great Russian by a man who was working outside the room in which he was engaged in orchestrating his Undine.

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