Russian
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: arts
hobbies
juggling
lifestyle
performing-arts
sports
Etymology: From Medieval Latin (11th century) Russiānus, from Russia, a Latinization of the Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ)) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”). Attested in English (both as a noun and as an adjective) from the 16th century. By surface analysis, Russia + -an. Piecewise doublet of Rossiyan.
Inflected forms:
form: more Russian
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most Russian
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: Ru.
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: Russians
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: Ru.
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.
pos: adj
examples: The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
So that is the official line: you’re shit, we’re shit, everything’s shit, never try for a better world because it doesn’t exist. That is not only bleak, I think it’s also the working title of every Russian novel ever written.
“Revoking PNTR for Russia is going to make it harder for Russia to do business with the United States and doing it in unison with other nations that make up half of the global economy will be another crushing blow to the Russian economy that’s already suffering very badly from our sanctions,” Biden said.
gloss: Of or pertaining to the Soviet Union.
pos: adj
tags: dated
gloss: Of or pertaining to Rus.
pos: adj
tags: dated
gloss: Of or pertaining to the Russian language.
pos: adj
gloss: A citizen of Russia.
pos: noun
tags: countable
examples: A grim smile plays about Tarzan’s lips. At least Rokoff will be cheated. How mad he will be! And death will be more merciful than he could have hoped for at the hands of the Russian.
But be that as it may: the Great Russian chauvinist Voznesenskii knew exactly how best to touch upon the asiaphobic nerve of his fellow-countrymen, how to stimulate the deep-rooted irrational fears of the Russians of peril looming from Asia, and how to turn those fears against China.
Though they consistently deny these accusations, ¹²⁵ there is overwhelming evidence showing the Russians actively equipping, training and even fighting alongside the separatists in eastern Ukraine. ¹²⁶
“I believe the Russians – the inhumane behavior of Russia does not justify it to get the fruits of the international community,” Wyden told CNN.
gloss: A person of an East Slavic ethnic group which is native to, and constitutes the majority of the population of, Russia; an ethnic Russian.
pos: noun
tags: countable
gloss: A person from the Soviet Union.
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
gloss: The Russian language.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
gloss: A domestic cat breed.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A cat of this breed.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance.
pos: noun
tags: countable
rare
singular
uncountable
examples: Ok, I do think I am starting to get used to it, but you have to admit, if youve^([sic]) been juggling bags and then start juggling Russians, they feel sooo lopsided to juggle at first!
gloss: Someone from or around Brandon Estate (also known as Moscow).
pos: noun
tags: Multicultural-London-English
countable
slang
uncountable
gloss: A gun (due to some preference for Russian arms with gang members).
pos: noun
tags: Multicultural-London-English
countable
slang
uncountable
gloss: A kind of sausage derived from Russian kolbasa.
pos: noun
tags: South-Africa
countable
uncountable
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