Great Russian

noun

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

Origin of Great Russian

First recorded in 1885–90

Words Nearby Great Russian

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How to use Great Russian in a sentence

Their language is a separate Slavic tongue, and not merely a dialect of the Great Russian.
Memorandum to the Government of the United States on the Recognition of the Ukrainian People's Republic | Julian Batchinsky
It was sung in Great Russian by a man who was working outside the room in which he was engaged in orchestrating his Undine.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky

British Dictionary definitions for Great Russian

Great Russian

noun

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

adjective

of or relating to this people or their language

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