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Ruzzian

Ruzzian is the alternative spelling of Russian.

Meaning of Russian

Adjective

Russian (comparative more Russian, superlative most Russian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Russia or Russians.
    • The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶2015, Shane R. Reeves, David Wallace, “The Combatant Status of the “Little Green Men” and Other Participants in the Ukraine Conflict”, in International Law Studies, US Naval War College, volume 91...
    Synonyms:
    Muscovite, Rossiyan, Russ
  2. (dated) Of or pertaining to the Soviet Union.
    Synonyms:
    Soviet
  3. (dated) Of or pertaining to Rus.
  4. Of or pertaining to the Russian language.

See all 18 meanings of Russian

Forms of Ruzzian

pluralRuzzians

Origin of Ruzzian

A neologism that appeared following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At first a blend of Russian + Nazi, after 2022 a blend of Russian + Z, using the Russian Z symbol of Russian propaganda to mock the Russian invasion of Ukraine. See Z for more information. Analyzable as Ruzzia + -n.

Questions about Ruzzian

What is Ruzzian the alternative spelling of?
Ruzzian is the alternative spelling of Russian.

Words near Ruzzian in the dictionary

  1. Ruzicka Goerz Anton syndrome
  2. Ruzickas
  3. Ruzizi
  4. Ruzow
  5. Ruzzia
  6. Ruzzian
  7. Ruzzians
  8. Rușii-Munți
  9. Ruᛋᛋian
  10. RV
  11. RV life

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ruzzian (page history and authors); Russian (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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