Russian
Rus·sian
noun \ˈrə-shən\Definition of RUSSIAN
1
a : a native or inhabitant of Russia b : a member of the dominant Slavic-speaking ethnic group of Russia c : a person of Russian descent
2
: a Slavic language of the Russian people spoken as a second language by many non-Russian ethnic groups of the Soviet Union and its successor states
— Russian adjective
— Rus·sian·ness \-nəs\ noun
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