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.

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1. russian

   1) A native or inhabitant of Russia. 2) The official language of Russia. 3) Pertaining to or characteristic of Russia, its people, culture, etc. 4) In a broader context, it can also refer to geopolitical regions that were part of the former Soviet Union.

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.

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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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   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. Rudy Giuliani:

   It's not a crime to talk to a Russian, they are searching for what doesn't exist. The president did not conspire with the Russians.

2. President Vladimir Putin:

   Black Sea isn't just any territory for us, Black Sea is historically Russian territory.

3. Sam Greene:

   By delegating the crisis response to lower levels, and not being clear in his own messaging, Putin did leave people to devise their own solutions in ways they felt responded to what Russian President Vladimir Putin probably wanted. That kind of experimentation can be good, but is also meant there were a lot of mistakes made, in some areas, there is endemic corruption and dysfunction. You could have known they were going to drop the ball. Investment wasn't going to get where it needed to get.

4. Steve Scalise:

   The challenge is that President Biden still won't say yes to American energy, because to replace that Russian oil is the real critical step.

5. Rex Tillerson:

   They had a very robust and lengthy exchange on the subject. The President pressed President Putin on more than one occasion regarding Russian involvement. President Putin denied such involvement, as I think he has in the past.

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References

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