Definition of Rus

1. Noun. The medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev.

Generic synonyms: Country, Land, State

Definition of Rus

1. Abbreviation. (American English) Rural Utilities Service ¹

2. Proper noun. A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Kiev and the Dnieper gave rise to the Russian principalities. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

3. Proper noun. Any of the medieval East Slavic principalities ruled by this class, especially Kievan Rus. ¹

4. Noun. A person from Rus. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rus

Runyoro
Rupert
Rupert's drop
Rupert's drops
Rupert Brooke
Rupert Murdoch
Rupicapra
Rupicapra rupicapra
Rupicola peruviana
Rupicola rupicola
Ruptiliocarpon
Ruptiliocarpon caracolito
Ruritania
Ruritanian
Ruritanians
Rus (current term)
Rus'
Rus.
Ruscaceae
Ruscus
Ruscus aculeatus
Ruse
Rush
Rushdie
Rushmore
Rushton bodies
Ruskies
Ruskin
Ruskinian
Rusky

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