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unrussian

unrussian adjective: not Russian.

Adjective

unrussian (comparative more unrussian, superlative most unrussian)

  1. Not Russian.
    • Everything from the dried salmon, which one swallows down with vodka to the conversations that one hears, is in some way unique and unrussian. While I voyaged down the Amur I had a feeling that I was not in Russia […]1950, Envoy, volumes 3-4, page 40
    • On the other hand, in religious matters Asia from early days exercised considerable influence upon Russia, and Leont'ev's fondness for the stationary characteristics of Asiaticism was not wholly unrussian.1961, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, The Spirit of Russia, volume 2, page 490

Forms of unrussian

comparativemore unrussian
superlativemost unrussian

Origin of unrussian

From un- + Russian.

Questions about unrussian

What does unrussian mean?
Unrussian means not Russian.
What part of speech is unrussian?
Unrussian is an adjective.

Words near unrussian in the dictionary

  1. unrunnable
  2. unrupturable
  3. unruptured
  4. unrural
  5. unrushed
  6. unrussian
  7. unrust
  8. unrustable
  9. unrusted
  10. unrustic
  11. unrusticated

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