Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Russian. Used formerly in distinguishing ethnic Russians from other constituent peoples of the Soviet Union or the Russian Empire.
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- proper noun obsolete the
Russian language, when considered to be mutually intelligible with the Ukrainian ("Little Russian ") andBelarusian ("White Russian ") languages.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of the chief stock of Russian people living in European Russia; used to distinguish ethnic Russians from other peoples incorporated into Russia
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Empire (sometimes called Great Russian), bearing about the same relation to it as Lowland Scotch does to English, or Plattdeutsch to
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Indeed, after the August coup, anxiety in many republics had come to focus on the prospect of Great Russian revanchism.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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Indeed, after the August coup, anxiety in many republics had come to focus on the prospect of Great Russian revanchism.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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Indeed, after the August coup, anxiety in many republics had come to focus on the prospect of Great Russian revanchism.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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Indeed, after the August coup, anxiety in many republics had come to focus on the prospect of Great Russian revanchism.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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It all happened so swiftly -- and the bitterness over Moscow's default is still so raw -- that the lessons of the Great Russian collapse have only begun to set in.
A Black Hole 2008
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Or is Mr. Wilson a pure Muscovite and a Great Russian imperialist?
Other Comment Dennen, Leon 1965
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As might naturally be expected, most Malo-Russian authors of eminence, have preferred using the Great Russian, notably Gogol, who however is very fond of introducing provincial expressions which require a glossary.
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Nearly every Ruthenian author in the empire has written his chief works in Great Russian, because denied the use of his own language.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Their language differs but slightly from Great Russian, inclining towards Polish and
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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