non-Russian

adjective

non-Rus·​sian ˌnän-ˈrə-shən 

: not of, relating to, or characteristic of Russia or its people : not Russian

non-Russian tourists

For example, after the Russian revolution, non-Russian languages in the Soviet Union (which had been previously ignored) were put into use in the education system.

—Donna Christian

non-Russian noun

plural non-Russians

non-Russians living in Russia

Examples of non-Russian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The passage of the US ban on Russian uranium imports accelerated efforts to diversify enrichment supply, and Urenco USA’s expansion would add to the limited non-Russian enrichment capacity available to American utilities. — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026

Those attacks are often carried out by non-Russian nationals for small amounts of money and without full knowledge of who the operations serve. — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026

These developments reduce competition for LNG exports and non-Russian oil and further weaken Putin’s former natural gas grip on Europe. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 8 Mar. 2026

Ukraine has also proposed alternative ways to resolve the issue of supplying non-Russian oil to these countries. — Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 22 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-Russian

• concussion
• discussion
• percussion
• belorussian
• repercussion
• byelorussian
• russian