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Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1)  Russian, related to Russian ethnicity, language, or culture
 * 2)  Russian, related to the Russian state
 * 3) * 2018 November 14, "Sergey Sanych" (username), "Черчесов: «Ари — гражданин России»"
 * 4)  Rus', related to the Rus' people and Kievan Rus'
 * 1)  Russian, related to the Russian state
 * 2) * 2018 November 14, "Sergey Sanych" (username), "Черчесов: «Ари — гражданин России»"
 * 3)  Rus', related to the Rus' people and Kievan Rus'
 * 1)  Russian, related to the Russian state
 * 2) * 2018 November 14, "Sergey Sanych" (username), "Черчесов: «Ари — гражданин России»"
 * 3)  Rus', related to the Rus' people and Kievan Rus'
 * 1)  Russian, related to the Russian state
 * 2) * 2018 November 14, "Sergey Sanych" (username), "Черчесов: «Ари — гражданин России»"
 * 3)  Rus', related to the Rus' people and Kievan Rus'
 * 1) * 2018 November 14, "Sergey Sanych" (username), "Черчесов: «Ари — гражданин России»"
 * 2)  Rus', related to the Rus' people and Kievan Rus'
 * 1) * 2018 November 14, "Sergey Sanych" (username), "Черчесов: «Ари — гражданин России»"
 * 2)  Rus', related to the Rus' people and Kievan Rus'
 * 1)  Rus', related to the Rus' people and Kievan Rus'
 * 1)  Rus', related to the Rus' people and Kievan Rus'

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Noun

 * 1)  a Russian, especially an ethnic Russian person
 * 2)  a Russian
 * 3)  the Russian language (short for )
 * 1)  a Russian
 * 2)  the Russian language (short for )
 * 1)  the Russian language (short for )
 * 1)  the Russian language (short for )
 * 1)  the Russian language (short for )
 * 1)  the Russian language (short for )
 * 1)  the Russian language (short for )
 * 1)  the Russian language (short for )

Usage notes

 * Do not confuse the noun or adjective with  or, all of which translate to Russian.
 * The word, an adjective, means pertaining to the state or country of Russia. The word , a noun, means a resident or citizen of Russia (regardless of the person's ethnic identity).
 * Compare the distinction between with  to the distinction between English and British.
 * Some speakers use the adjective instead of  when referring to the country. Such usage is colloquial (or historical in some cases), ambiguous, and may be disrespectful to other ethnic groups in Russia; for example,  and  are preferred to  and  (expressions which may be seen as implying that other ethnic groups in the country don't have an equal right to the passport or have a different capital city). The expression  unambiguously refers to an athlete from Russia, while  can often mean an athlete who is ethnically Russian, but not necessarily representing Russia.