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Russ

1
[ ruhs ]
/ rʌs /

noun, plural Russ, Russ·es.

a Russian.
Archaic. the Russain language.

adjective

Russian.

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Origin of Russ

1
<French russe, German Russe or Dutch rus, all ultimately <Old Russian Rusĭ the common East Slavic name for the East Slavic-speaking lands and peoples before c1500

Definition for Russ (2 of 3)

Russ2
[ roos ]
/ rʊs /

noun

Niemen.

Definition for Russ (3 of 3)

Russ

or Russ.

abbreviation

Russia.
Russian (def. 4).
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Example sentences from the Web for Russ

  • Il annonait du moins que les Russes avaient pris position et se disposaient, pour sauver leur capitale, livrer bataille.

    Contes Franais|Douglas Labaree Buffum

  • En passant devant une groupe des grenadiers Russes massacrs, le cheval d'un Aide-de-Camp avoit peur.

    Travels in France during the years 1814-1815|Archibald Alison

British Dictionary definitions for Russ (1 of 3)

Russ
/ (rʌs) /

noun, adjective plural Russ or Russes

an archaic word for Russian

British Dictionary definitions for Russ (2 of 3)

RUSS

abbreviation for

Russia (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for Russ (3 of 3)

Russ.

abbreviation for

Russia(n)
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