Word Study
russian
CIDE DICTIONARY
russian, a.
Of or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
russian, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a a native or national of Russia or the Soviet Union. b a person of Russian descent.
2 the language of Russia and the official language of the Soviet Union.
--adj.
1 of or relating to Russia.
2 of or in Russian.
--n.
1 a a native or national of Russia or the Soviet Union. b a person of Russian descent.
2 the language of Russia and the official language of the Soviet Union.
--adj.
1 of or relating to Russia.
2 of or in Russian.
Idiom
Russian boot a boot that loosely encloses the calf. Russian olive = OLEASTER. Russian roulette
1 an act of daring in which one (usu. with others in turn) squeezes the trigger of a revolver held to one's head with one chamber loaded, having first spun the chamber.
2 a potentially dangerous enterprise. Russian salad a salad of mixed diced vegetables with mayonnaise.
1 an act of daring in which one (usu. with others in turn) squeezes the trigger of a revolver held to one's head with one chamber loaded, having first spun the chamber.
2 a potentially dangerous enterprise. Russian salad a salad of mixed diced vegetables with mayonnaise.
Derivative
Russianize v.tr. (also -ise). Russianization n. Russianness n.
Etymology
med.L Russianus
DEVIL DICTIONARY
russian
n. A person with a Caucasian body and a Mongolian soul. A Tartar Emetic.For further exploring for "russian" in Webster Dictionary Online
