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Russianism

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A word or other feature originating in the Russian language that has been borrowed by another language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, rhetoric

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A nationalist and militarist ideology that promotes Russia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Rashism, Ruscism

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Russian + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ռուսաբանություն (ṙusabanutʻyun) — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Belarusian: русі́зм (rusízm) — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Czech: rusismus — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Finnish: venäläisperäinen ilmaus — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Finnish: venäläisperäinen sana — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • French: russisme — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Georgian: რუსიზმი (rusizmi) — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • German: Russismus — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Italian: russismo — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Polish: rusycyzm — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Russian: руси́зм (rusízm) — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Russian: русси́зм (russízm) — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Russian: руссици́зм (russicízm) — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Spanish: rusismo — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Ukrainian: росіяні́зм (rosijanízm) — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Ukrainian: руси́зм (rusýzm) — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Uzbek: rusizm — a word or other feature originating in the Russian language
  • Belarusian: русі́зм (rusízm) — ideology
  • Belarusian: рашы́зм (rašýzm) — ideology
  • Georgian: რუსიზმი (rusizmi) — ideology
  • Georgian: რაშიზმი (rašizmi) — ideology
  • Russian: руси́зм (rusízm) — ideology
  • Russian: русси́зм (russízm) — ideology
  • Russian: раши́зм (rašízm) — ideology
  • Ukrainian: руси́зм (rusýzm) — ideology
  • Ukrainian: раши́зм (rašýzm) — ideology