Russian

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈrʌʃən/ 🇺🇸 /ˈrʌʃən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A native or inhabitant of Russia, or a person of Russian descent.; The East Slavic language spoken in Russia and widely used as a lingua franca in many former Soviet republics.; A cocktail made with vodka and coffee liqueur, often with cream (White Russian or Black Russian).; A type of solitaire card game.
  2. adjective
    Of or relating to Russia, its people, language, or culture.; Of or relating to the Russian language.
  3. noun
    A style of billiards or pool game.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: Russians

Collocations

Russian rouletteRussian dressingRussian dollRussian RevolutionRussian Federation

Derivatives

RussifyRussificationRussophileRussophobe

Commonly confused

Russia
EN: 'Russia' is the country (noun); 'Russian' is the adjective or demonym referring to its people or language.

Spelling tips

EN: Always capitalize 'Russian' as it is a proper adjective/noun derived from a proper noun.

💬 Examples

  1. The Russians celebrated the end of winter with traditional festivities.

  2. She studied Russian at university and became fluent within three years.

  3. He ordered a White Russian at the bar, just like the character in The Big Lebowski.

  4. She played a game of Russian solitaire to pass the time on the train.

  5. The Russian ballet company performed to a sold-out audience in London.

  6. He struggled with Russian grammar, especially the case system.

  7. Russian billiards uses larger balls and narrower pockets than standard pool.