russian

/R AH1 SH AH0 N/
adjective
  1. 1

    Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.

  2. 2

    Of or pertaining to the Russian language.

  3. 3

    (dated) Of or pertaining to the Soviet Union.

  4. 4

    (dated) Of or pertaining to Rus.

  5. 5

    (slang, humorous, offensive, derogatory) Russian.

noun
  1. 1

    (countable) A citizen of Russia.

  2. 2

    (countable) An ethnic Russian; a member of the East Slavic ethnic group which is native to, and constitutes the majority of the population of, Russia.

  3. 3

    (uncountable) The Russian language.

  4. 4

    (countable, obsolete) A person from the Soviet Union.

  5. 5

    A domestic cat breed.

  6. 6

    A cat of this breed.

  7. 7

    (MLE, slang) Someone from or around Brandon Estate (also known as Moscow).

  8. 8

    (MLE, slang) A gun (due to some preference for Russian arms with gang members).

  9. 9

    (South Africa) A kind of sausage derived from Russian kolbasa.

  10. 10

    (juggling, rare in the singular) A type of juggling ball with a hard outer shell, filled with salt, sand or another similar substance.

verb
  1. 1

    (transitive, obsolete) To compel or force someone as a result of Russian influence or pressure.