- Russian Rus·sian
- ['rʌʃ(ə)n]
1. adjrusso (-a)2. n(person) russo (-a), (language) russo
the Russians — i russi
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Russian Rus·sian
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Rus|sian|ism — «RUHSH uh NIHZ uhm», noun. 1. a tendency to favor Russia. 2. prevalence of Russian ideas or spirit: »Stravinsky…abandoned his so called Russianism and began to compose in a style that had sharp classical references (J.B. Kennedy). 3. a word,… … Useful english dictionary
Rus|sian — «RUHSH uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with Russia or the former Soviet Union, the people, or their language: »The Western world was treated to the first publication…including the Russian census…since 1939 (Newsweek). –n. 1. a… … Useful english dictionary
Rus·sian — /ˈrʌʃən/ noun, pl sians 1 [count] 1 a : a person born, raised, or living in Russia 1 b : a person whose family is from Russia 2 [noncount] : the language of the Russian people Russian adj … Useful english dictionary
Russian — Rus sian (r[u^]sh an or r[udd] shan; 277), a. Of or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language. n. A native or inhabitant of Russia; the language of Russia. {Russian bath}. See under {Bath}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Russian bath — Russian Rus sian (r[u^]sh an or r[udd] shan; 277), a. Of or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language. n. A native or inhabitant of Russia; the language of Russia. {Russian bath}. See under {Bath}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Russian Church — Rus sian Church, Russian Orthodox Church Rus sian Or tho*dox Church The established church of the Russian empire up to the revolution of 1917, at which time the ruling Communist party tried to suppress all religious worship. The czar was the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Russian Orthodox Church — Russian Church Rus sian Church, Russian Orthodox Church Rus sian Or tho*dox Church The established church of the Russian empire up to the revolution of 1917, at which time the ruling Communist party tried to suppress all religious worship. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Russian Orthodox Church — Rus′sian Or′thodox Church′ n. rel the autocephalous Eastern Church in Russia: the branch of the Orthodox Church that constituted the established church in Russia until 1917. Also called Rus′sian Church′ … From formal English to slang
Russian roulette — Rus sian roulette (a) An act of bravado played by loading one bullet into one chamber of a revolver in which the cylinder has five or six positions, spinning the cylinder (thus moving the bullet randomly to one of the six positions of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Russian — Rus•sian [[t]ˈrʌʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) a) peo a member of a Slavic people, the dominant ethnic group in the Russian Federation, whose historical homeland lies along the upper Volga and Oka rivers and adjacent areas b) peo the East Slavic language of… … From formal English to slang
Russian roulette — Rus|sian rou|lette [ ,rʌʃn ru let ] noun uncount a game in which people shoot themselves with a gun that can hold six bullets but has only one in it, so that they do not know if they will be killed play Russian roulette with something MAINLY… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
