Russian

Meanings

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to Russia.
• Of or pertaining to the Soviet Union.
• Of or pertaining to Rus.
• Of or pertaining to the Russian language.

Noun

• An ethnic Russian: a member of the East Slavic ethnic group which is native to, and constitutes the majority of the population of, Russia.
• A person from Russia.
• A person from the Soviet Union
• The Russian language.
• A domestic cat breed.
• A cat of this breed.
• A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance.
• Someone from or around Brandon Estate (also known as Moscow).
• A gun (due to some preference for Russian arms with gang members).

Related

Similar words

• Muscovite
• Soviet
• Muscovite , Russ
• Russ

Origin

• Medieval Latin (11th century) Russiānus, the adjective of Russia, a Latinization of the Old East Slavic Русь. Attested in English (both as a noun and as an adjective) from the 16th century.