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Russophone

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Russian-speaking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who speaks Russian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From Russo- + -phone.

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: rusdilli — Russian-speaking
  • Belarusian: рускамо́ўны (ruskamówny) — Russian-speaking
  • Belarusian: расейскамо́ўны (rasjejskamówny) — Russian-speaking
  • Bengali: রুশভাষী (ruśbhaśi) — Russian-speaking
  • Bulgarian: ру́скогово́рещ (rúskogovórešt) — Russian-speaking
  • Czech: ruskojazyčný — Russian-speaking
  • Danish: russisktalende — Russian-speaking
  • Dutch: Russischtalig — Russian-speaking
  • Esperanto: rusparola — Russian-speaking
  • Estonian: venekeelne — Russian-speaking
  • Finnish: venäjänkielinen — Russian-speaking
  • French: russophone — Russian-speaking
  • Georgian: რუსულენოვანი (rusulenovani) — Russian-speaking
  • German: russischsprachig — Russian-speaking
  • Italian: russofono — Russian-speaking
  • Lithuanian: rusakalbis — Russian-speaking
  • Norwegian Bokmål: russisktalende — Russian-speaking
  • Norwegian Bokmål: russiskspråklig — Russian-speaking
  • Polish: rosyjskojęzyczny — Russian-speaking
  • Portuguese: russófono — Russian-speaking
  • Romanian: rusofon — Russian-speaking
  • Russian: русскоговоря́щий (russkogovorjáščij) — Russian-speaking
  • Russian: русскоязы́чный (russkojazýčnyj) — Russian-speaking
  • Spanish: rusófono — Russian-speaking
  • Spanish: rusohablante — Russian-speaking
  • Spanish: rusoparlante — Russian-speaking
  • Swedish: rysktalande — Russian-speaking
  • Swedish: ryskspråkig — Russian-speaking
  • Ukrainian: російськомо́вний (rosijsʹkomóvnyj) — Russian-speaking
  • Azerbaijani: rusdilli — someone who speaks Russian
  • Bengali: রুশভাষী (ruśbhaśi) — someone who speaks Russian
  • Chinese Mandarin: 講俄語的人 /讲俄语的人 (jiǎng Èyǔ-de rén) — someone who speaks Russian
  • Dutch: Russischtalige — someone who speaks Russian
  • Esperanto: ruslingvano — someone who speaks Russian
  • Esperanto: rusparolanto — someone who speaks Russian
  • Finnish: venäjänkielinen — someone who speaks Russian
  • French: russophone — someone who speaks Russian
  • German: Russischsprachiger — someone who speaks Russian
  • German: Russischsprachige — someone who speaks Russian
  • Italian: russofono — someone who speaks Russian
  • Japanese: ロシア語話者 (Roshia-go-washa) — someone who speaks Russian
  • Portuguese: russófono — someone who speaks Russian
  • Russian: русскоговоря́щий (russkogovorjáščij) — someone who speaks Russian
  • Russian: русскоязы́чный (russkojazýčnyj) — someone who speaks Russian
  • Spanish: rusófono — someone who speaks Russian
  • Spanish: rusófona — someone who speaks Russian
  • Spanish: rusohablante — someone who speaks Russian