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Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.
- The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
- So that is the official line: you’re shit, we’re shit, everything’s shit, never try for a better world because it doesn’t exist. That is not only bleak, I think it’s also the working title of every Russian novel ever written.
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Of or pertaining to the Soviet Union.dated
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Of or pertaining to Rus.dated
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Of or pertaining to the Russian language.
Russian
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A citizen or national of Russia.countable
- A grim smile plays about Tarzan’s lips. At least Rokoff will be cheated. How mad he will be! And death will be more merciful than he could have hoped for at the hands of the Russian.
- Though they consistently deny these accusations, ¹²⁵ there is overwhelming evidence showing the Russians actively equipping, training and even fighting alongside the separatists in eastern Ukraine. ¹²⁶
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A member of the predominant ethnic group of Russia; an ethnic Russian.countable
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A person from the Soviet Union.countableobsolete
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The Russian language.uncountable
- The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶
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A domestic cat breed.countableuncountable
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A cat of this breed.countableuncountable
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A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance.countableraresingular
- Ok, I do think I am starting to get used to it, but you have to admit, if youve^([sic]) been juggling bags and then start juggling Russians, they feel sooo lopsided to juggle at first!
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Someone from or around Brandon Estate (also known as Moscow).Multicultural-London-Englishcountableslang
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A gun (due to some preference for Russian arms with gang members).Multicultural-London-Englishcountableslang
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A kind of sausage derived from Russian kolbasa.South-Africacountableuncountable
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A surname.
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To compel or force someone as a result of Russian influence or pressure.obsoletetransitive