transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrə-shən ]
noun
Date: 1538
1.
a. : a native or inhabitant of Russia
b. : a member of the dominant Slavic-speaking ethnic group of Russia
c. : a person of Russian descent
2. : a Slavic language of the Russian people spoken as a second language by many non-Russian ethnic groups of the Soviet Union and its successor states
• Russian adjective
• Rus·sian·ness -nəs noun