great russians

/G R EY1 T R AH0 SH AH0 N Z/
adjective
  1. 1

    (historical) Of or pertaining to Great Russians, the language of Great Russia, as opposed to Little Russia, White Russia, etc.

  2. 2

    (historical) Of or pertaining to Great Russia.

noun
  1. 1

    (historical) A person from, or an inhabitant of, Great Russia.

  2. 2

    (obsolete) The Russian language, especially when (possibly erroneously) considered to be mutually intelligible with the Ukrainian (Little Russian) and Belarusian (White Russian) languages.