Russian

[ ruhsh-uh n ]
/ ˈrʌʃ ən /

adjective

of or relating to Russia, its people, or their language.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Russia.
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.
the Slavic language of this people, written in the Cyrillic alphabet: the official language of Russia or the Russian Federation.
Informal. Russian dressing.

Origin of Russian

From the Medieval Latin word Russiānus, dating back to 1530–40. See Russ, Russia, -an

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British Dictionary definitions for russian

Russian
/ (ˈrʌʃən) /

noun

the official language of Russia: an Indo-European language belonging to the East Slavonic branch
the official language of the former Soviet Union
a native or inhabitant of Russia

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Russia, its people, or their language