Russian

noun

Rus·sian ˈrə-shən

: a native or inhabitant of Russia

: a member of the dominant Slavic-speaking ethnic group of Russia

: a person of Russian descent

: 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

Russianness

ˈrə-shən-nəs

noun

Examples of Russian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Ukraine's air defenses shot down at least 78 of the 105 Russian Shahed drones launched overnight at several regions, including Kyiv, the country's air force said in an update. —

Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024 The Russian Defense Ministry did not mention Vuhledar in its daily battlefield report. —

Artem Grudinin, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024 Stir it all together for a quick, makeshift White Russian. —

Emily Price, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 In Chicago, voters can choose to vote in one of 12 languages on touchscreen machines: English, Spanish, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Korean, Tagalog, Gujarati, Urdu, Arabic, Ukrainian, and Russian. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Russian

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