Definitions for russian
ˈrʌʃ ənrus·sian

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Russiannoun

   a native or inhabitant of Russia

2. Russianadjective

   the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia

3. Russianadjective

   of or pertaining to or characteristic of Russia or its people or culture or language

   "Russian dancing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Russiannoun

   A person from Russia.

2. Russiannoun

   An ethnic Russian.

3. Russiannoun

   A domestic cat breed.

4. Russiannoun

   A cat of this breed.

5. Russiannoun

   A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance.

6. Russianadjective

   Of or pertaining to Russia.

7. Russianadjective

   Of or pertaining to Rus.

8. Russiannoun

   The Russian language.

9. Etymology: (11th century) Russianus, the adjective of Russia, a latinization of the Old East Slavic Русь. In English (both as a noun and as an adjective) from the 16th century.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Russianadjective

   of or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language

2. Russiannoun

   a native or inhabitant of Russia; the language of Russia

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Russian

   The Russians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries. They are the most numerous indigenous people of the Russian Federation, and the most numerous people in Europe.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Russian

   rush′yan, adj. relating to Russia, a country of Europe, or to its people.—n. a native of Russia: the Russian language.—adj. Russ, belonging to the Russians.—n. a Russian: the Russian language.—v.t. Russ′ianise, to give Russian characteristics to.—n. Russificā′tion.—v.t. Rus′sify, to Russianise.—ns. Rus′so-Byzan′tine, the national art of Russian architecture; Rus′sophile, one who favours Russian policy (also adj.); Rus′sophilism; Rus′sophilist; Rus′sophobe, one who dreads or hates the Russians—also Rus′sophobist; Russophō′bia, the dread of Russian policy.—Russia leather (see Leather).

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1. russian

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RUSSIAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Russian is ranked #36970 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Russian surname appeared 604 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Russian.
   
   81.1% or 490 total occurrences were White.
   9.4% or 57 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   7.2% or 44 total occurrences were Black.
   0.8% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Native

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'russian' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1936

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'russian' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4691

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'russian' in Nouns Frequency: #2188

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'russian' in Adjectives Frequency: #262

How to pronounce russian?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say russian in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of russian in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of russian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of russian in a Sentence

1. Chris Christie:

   You have to do two things at the same time, and you should be able to. You have to ban Russian oil, and you have to increase domestic production. And that is where Joe Biden is going to have the problem because he's held captive by the environmental left.

2. Stepan Poltorak:

   There is a threat still because the military groups of the (separatists)... and Russian troops continue to build up their forces, bringing additional equipment and ammunition and of course their plans are not peaceful, one should not be naive and think that Putin has given up his plans to seize Ukraine, to destabilize the situation in Ukraine. He's just changing his tactics and strategies, but his goal remains the same: to seize Ukraine.

3. The Atlantic:

   Had Putin launched an invasion, it risked upsetting the course he was already delighted to see. Why would the Russian leader get in the way of the progress Trump was already delivering?

4. Mitch McConnell:

   But at every step, [Russian President Vladimir] Putin has escalated now three weeks and Putin's invasion, the reality, on the ground is evolving.

5. Paula Reed:

   We want to give the Trump administration every opportunity to come up with something, to work something out with the Russian authorities before the end of President Trump term, but President Trump term's approaching pretty quickly.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=russian
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Russian
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/russian
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=russian
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=russian
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html