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

   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. Vitaly Mutko:

   The Russian Sports Ministry supports and welcomes the decision made by WADA because The Russian Sports Ministry has showed a willingness to understand the situation, rather than stick to the rulebook, they were ready to study how long The Russian Sports Ministry would take for meldonium to be eliminated from the body of an athlete.

2. Gordon Chang:

   These words really don't mean anything until China stops buying Russian commodities, and it stops letting Russian institutions use its financial system, and it stops its propaganda that is amplifying Russia's ludicrous positions, these comments are fascinating, but nonetheless, I want to see action rather than words. RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE : LIVE UPDATES Beijing and Moscow have cultivated close ties in recent years, with Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping declaring last month that.

3. Tulsi Gabbard:

   Just two days ago, the New York Times put out an article saying that I'm a Russian asset and an Assad apologist and all these different smears, this morning, a CNN commentator said on national television that I'm an asset of Russia. Completely despicable.

4. Nikolai Patrushev:

   The United States' leadership has set a goal of global dominance, they don't need a strong Russia. On the contrary, they need to weaken our country as much as possible. To achieve this goal, the Russian Federation's disintegration is not ruled out as well.

5. Barry Pavel:

   We're talking about ringing the United States, with the exception of the Canadian border, where the Russian bombers don't need to go.

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. ^ 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