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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The world is partly complicit in Russian crimes and some countries should be put on trial together with the Russian Federation.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Firefighters reported a rescue underway in the 1000 block of Green Street near Russian Hill at 5:13 p.m. Saturday, June 28, on X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
From a Mendocino County winery producing in the northwest California Mayacamas Mountains, this is almost costal, almost Russian River adjacent.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Lunsford noted that a particularly large meteor that some scientists believe to be associated with the annual shower detonated in a powerful airburst 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) over Russian Siberia in June 1908.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 June 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Firefighters reported a rescue underway in the 1000 block of Green Street near Russian Hill at 5:13 p.m. Saturday, June 28, on X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
From a Mendocino County winery producing in the northwest California Mayacamas Mountains, this is almost costal, almost Russian River adjacent.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Lunsford noted that a particularly large meteor that some scientists believe to be associated with the annual shower detonated in a powerful airburst 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) over Russian Siberia in June 1908.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 June 2025
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“Russian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Russian. Accessed 8 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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