n.
Pronunciation: ' r ə -sh ə n
Function: 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 \ -n ə s \ noun