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russist

russist adjective: of or relating to Ruscism (“Russian fascism”).

Adjective

russist (comparative more russist, superlative most russist)

  1. (derogatory, neologism) Of or relating to Ruscism (“Russian fascism”).

Noun

russist (plural russists)

  1. (derogatory, neologism) A follower of the ideology of Ruscism (“Russian fascism”).

Forms of russist

Adjective
comparativemore russist
superlativemost russist
alternative formrascist
alternative formrashist
alternative formruscist
alternative formrushist
alternative formRascist
alternative formRashist
alternative formRuscist
alternative formRushist
alternative formRussist
Noun
pluralrussists

Origin of russist

From Ukrainian раши́ст (rašýst), itself a blend of Ра́ша (Ráša, “Russia”) (derogatory) + фаши́ст (fašýst, “fascist”).

Questions about russist

What does russist mean?
Russist means of or relating to Ruscism (“Russian fascism”).
What part of speech is russist?
Russist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near russist in the dictionary

  1. Russine
  2. Russio-
  3. Russis
  4. Russism
  5. Russisms
  6. russist
  7. Russistics
  8. russists
  9. Russki
  10. Russkie
  11. Russkies

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