ORUSS

Meaning of ORUSS in English

Old Russian.

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ZYRYAN — /zear"yeuhn, -yahn/ , n. , pl. Zyryans , ( esp. collectively ) Zyryan . Komi. Also, Zyryenian /zear yen"ee euhn/ …
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VOTYAK — /voh"tee ak'/ , n. Udmurt. [ votyák, deriv. of the collective name vot', ORuss oti odo, akin to Udmurt ud-; …
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VOLOST — /voh"leuhst/ , n. 1. (formerly) a small administrative peasant division in Russia. 2. a rural soviet. [ vólost'; ORuss volosti …
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VIVERRINE — /vuy ver"uyn, -in, vi-/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Viverridae, a family of small carnivorous mammals including …
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VERST — /verrst, verst/ , n. a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers. Also, …
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VAMPIRE — — vampiric /vam pir"ik/ , vampirish /vam"puyeur ish/ , adj. /vam"puyeur/ , n. 1. a preternatural being, commonly believed to …
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UKASE — /yooh kays", -kayz", yooh"kays, -kayz/ , n. 1. (in czarist Russia) an edict or order of the czar having the …
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SUSLIK — /sus"lik/ , n. 1. a common ground squirrel or spermophile, Spermophilus ( Citellus ) citellus, of Europe and Asia. 2. …
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STERLET — /sterr"lit/ , n. a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar. …
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SOVIET — — sovietdom /soh"vee et'deuhm, -it-, soh'vee et"-/ , n. /soh"vee et', -it, soh'vee et"/ , n. 1. (in the Soviet …
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SOBOR — /seuh bawr"/ , n. ( sometimes l.c. ) Eastern Ch. a council, synod, or convention. [ sobór, ORuss, OCS suboru …
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SHAPKA — /shahp"keuh/ , n. a round, slightly tapered, brimless fur hat worn esp. in Russia. [ shápka hat, cap, ORuss: headgear …
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RUBLE — /rooh"beuhl/ , n. a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, …
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POLYNYA — /peuh lin"yeuh/ , n. an area of unfrozen sea water surrounded by ice. [ 1850-55; polyn'yá, ORuss polynii equiv. to …
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OLD RUSSIAN — Russian as used in documents before 1600. Abbr.: ORuss
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OBLAST — /ob"last, -lahst/ ; Russ. /aw"bleuhst/ , n. , pl. oblasts , Russ. oblasti /aw"bleuh styee/ . 1. (in Russia and …
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LATKE — /laht"keuh/ , n. Jewish Cookery. a pancake, esp. one made of grated potato. [ 1925-30; g ) latka, dial. form …
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KURGAN — /koor gahn", -gan"/ , n. a circular burial mound constructed over a pit grave and often containing grave vessels, weapons, …
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KREMLIN — /krem"lin/ , n. 1. the Kremlin , a. the executive branch of the government of Russia or of the Soviet …
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KNOUT — /nowt/ , n. 1. a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals. v.t. …
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IZBA — /iz bah"/ , n. the traditional log house of rural Russia, with an unheated entrance room and a single living …
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HORDE — /hawrd, hohrd/ , n. , v. , horded, hording . n. 1. a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass …
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DOUKHOBOR — /dooh"koh bawr'/ , n. a member of an independent religious sect originating in Russia in the 18th century, believing in …
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CZAR — /zahr, tsahr/ , n. 1. an emperor or king. 2. ( often cap. ) the former emperor of Russia. 3. …
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CHETNIK — /chet neek", chet"nik/ , n. a member of a Serbian nationalist group that fought against the Turks in the early …
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CHERVONETS — /cheuhr voh"nits, -nets/ ; Russ. /chyirdd vaw"nyits/ , n. , pl. chervontsi /-vohnt"see/ ; Russ. /-vawn"tsi/ . a former gold …
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CHEREMIS — /cher'euh mis", -mees", cher"euh mis', -mees'/ , n. , pl. Cheremises , ( esp. collectively ) Cheremis . Mari. Also, …
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BIDARKA — /buy dahr"keuh/ , n. a sealskin boat used by Aleuts and southern Alaskan Eskimos. Also, bidara /buy dahr"euh/ , bidarkee …
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ATAMAN — /at"euh meuhn/ , n. , pl. atamans . the elected chief of a Cossack village or military force. [ 1825-35; …
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ROOD — [rood] n [ME, fr. OE rod rod, rood; akin to OHG ruota rod and perh. to ORuss ratiste lance] (bef. …
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POOD — [pood] n [Russ pud, fr. ORuss, fr. ON pund pound--more at pound] (1554): a Russian unit of weight equal to …
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