rus

(poetic) The nation of Russia, especially in a transcendent or romantic sense referring to the history and culture of the country.

Kievan Rus, the medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was in Kiev.

A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev/Kyiv and the Volga and Dnieper/Dnipro gave rise to the Rus' principalities.

Any of the medieval East Slavic principalities ruled by this class, especially Kievan Rus.

A person from Rus.

(US) Initialism of Rural Utilities Service.