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
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On the one hand, as Tevye is fond of saying, the story unfolds in a hardscrabble shtetl in the Ukrainian plains in the months leading up to the Russian Empire’s abortive 1905 revolution.
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David Lyman, The Enquirer, 25 July 2025
Fluent in Spanish, English, German and Russian, Ortiz settled in Germany after his discharge and began a relationship with German doctor Irina Trippel.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
On 12th July, Russian launched 26 Kh-101 cruise missiles at Ukraine, along with a number of other missiles and hundreds of drones.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The bans on the Russian language and Russian Orthodox Church must be lifted.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 21 July 2025
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David Lyman, The Enquirer, 25 July 2025
Fluent in Spanish, English, German and Russian, Ortiz settled in Germany after his discharge and began a relationship with German doctor Irina Trippel.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
On 12th July, Russian launched 26 Kh-101 cruise missiles at Ukraine, along with a number of other missiles and hundreds of drones.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The bans on the Russian language and Russian Orthodox Church must be lifted.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 21 July 2025
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“Russian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Russian. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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Russian
noun
Rus·sian
ˈrəsh-ən 
1
: a person born or living in Russia
2
: a Slavic language of the Russian people
Russian
adjective
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