Rossiyan
Rossiyan adjective: synonym of Russian (“of or pertaining to Russia”).
Adjective
Rossiyan (comparative more Rossiyan, superlative most Rossiyan)
- Synonym of Russian (“of or pertaining to Russia”).
- Again, conventional wisdom - made up by Russians and Western "experts" (who typically know Russian, but almost never know Ukrainian) - does make such a linguistic classification into West and East. Does it make sense? Let's compare the "Ukrainian nationalist" and the "Rossiyan nationalist" views of...1991 December 24, Nykolai Bilaniuk, “the history of Russian - Ukrainian relations”, in soc.history (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Sep 2025
- While spooking around in Rossiyan webspace, believe it or not looking for Charisma Carpenter piccies -- hey, stop snickering, I know it's a pathetic weakness -- I stumbled across some place which brokers international romances.2000 March 5, Tiny Human Ferret, “[OT] Did Someone Say Something About Latvian Goth Girls?”, in alt.gothic (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Sep 2025
- Synonyms:
- Russian
Noun
Rossiyan (plural Rossiyans)
- Synonym of Russian (“inhabitant of Russia”).
- Lena, my relatives perhpas share his oppinion but... I mean North Caucasians, Rossiyans who are part of Russian federation (also happen to be muslims too)... I think some new level of tollerance should be astablished based on new ideas otherwise "po zakonu prirody" they will go in one way or...2000 January 2, Nana Bukhsianidze, “How many kids have you killed today, you bastards?”, in soc.culture.yugoslavia (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Sep 2025
- the duman and his bride look to me very familiar: they are not Russians but Turkish type... in Russia up to 50% of population are of Muslim-Turkish ancestry (yakuts, tartars, chechens, azeries, kazakhs, khazars www.khazaria.com etc.). The deliberate attempt to call Rossiyans (inhabitants of Russia)...2002 May 7, Justin, “Sex Slavery in Europe (and "Human Rights"?)”, in soc.culture.usa (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Sep 2025
- Synonyms:
- Russian
Examples of Rossiyan in a sentence
- Let's compare the "Ukrainian nationalist" and the "Rossiyan nationalist" views of history.1991 December 24, Nykolai Bilaniuk, “the history of Russian - Ukrainian relations”, in soc.history (Usenet), archived from the original on...
- what is your opinion on differences of English geo locality^([sic]) creations between the following country names: […] Belarus (artificial country made of Lietuvan and Rossiyan lands)2001 May 31, auto@banknotes.com>, “Origin of word "Estonia"”, in soc.culture.baltics (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Sep 2025:
- I mean North Caucasians, Rossiyans who are part of Russian federation (also happen to be muslims too)...2000 January 2, Nana Bukhsianidze, “How many kids have you killed today, you bastards?”, in soc.culture.yugoslavia (Usenet), archived from...
Synonyms of Rossiyan
Forms of Rossiyan
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Rossiyan |
| superlative | most Rossiyan |
| alternative form | Rossiian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Rossiyans |
Origin of Rossiyan
From Rossiya + -an. Compare Russian росси́йский (rossíjskij), россия́нин (rossijánin). Piecewise doublet of Russian.
Questions about Rossiyan
- What does Rossiyan mean?
- Rossiyan means synonym of Russian (“of or pertaining to Russia”).
- How do you use Rossiyan in a sentence?
- Let's compare the "Ukrainian nationalist" and the "Rossiyan nationalist" views of history.
- What part of speech is Rossiyan?
- Rossiyan can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near Rossiyan in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Rossiyan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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