Rus|sian

Rus|sian
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 person born or living in Russia or, formerly, the Soviet Union, especially a member of the dominant Slavic people.
2. a person of Russian descent.
3. the East Slavic language of Russia, the most widely used of the Slavic languages and the official language of the former Soviet Union.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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