Phrase guide

Russian Blue

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A domestic cat of a breed with dense silver to grey fur.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blue cat

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Russian Blue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: Russian Blue — cat breed
  • Dutch: Blauwe Rus — cat breed
  • Finnish: venäjänsininen — cat breed
  • French: Bleu russe — cat breed
  • French: russe — cat breed
  • German: Russisch Blau — cat breed
  • Greek: ρωσική μπλε (rosikí ble) — cat breed
  • Hungarian: orosz kék — cat breed
  • Italian: blu di Russia — cat breed
  • Japanese: ロシアンブルー (Roshian Burū) — cat breed
  • Korean: 러시안 블루 (reosian beullu) — cat breed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: russisk blå — cat breed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Russisk blå — cat breed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: russisk blå — cat breed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Russisk blå — cat breed
  • Polish: kot rosyjski niebieski — cat breed
  • Portuguese: azul russo — cat breed
  • Portuguese: Azul Russo — cat breed
  • Russian: русская голубая кошка (russkaja golubaja koška) — cat breed
  • Spanish: azul ruso — cat breed
  • Swedish: russian blue — cat breed