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.

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

   Song lyrics by russian -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by russian on the Lyrics.com website.

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. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky:

   You are doing everything so that our people themselves leave the Russian language, because the Russian language will now be associated only with you, with your explosions and murders, your crimes.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   The Russian people will always be able to distinguish true patriots from scum and traitors and simply spit them out like a fly that accidentally flew into their mouths, i am convinced that such a natural and necessary self-purification of society will only strengthen our country, our solidarity, cohesion and readiness to respond to any challenges.

3. Rob Portman:

   I am proud to join my colleagues on this important trip to Poland, the Polish people continue their unwavering support for NATO after 23 years of fighting alongside the U.S. and our allies. This bipartisan delegation will send a clear message that the U.S. is thankful for their support of Ukraine and their offer of providing fighter jets, as the people of Ukraine continue to endure brutal Russian atrocities.

4. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls:

   France respects Russia and its interests ... But we know that to find the path to peace again, the Russian bombing of civilians has to stop.

5. Hunter Biden:

   There could be a laptop out there that was stolen from me, it could be that I was hacked. It could be that it was the -- that it was Russian intelligence. It could be that it was stolen from me.

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