rus

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Proper noun

1. A people made up of [[Scandinavian]] warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around [[Novgorod]], [[Kiev]]/[[Kyiv]] and the [[Volga]] and [[Dnieper]]/[[Dnipro]] gave rise to the Rus' principalities. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
2. [[Kievan Rus]], the medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was in Kiev.
3. Any of the medieval [[East Slavic]] principalities ruled by this class, especially Kievan Rus.
4. {{lb|en|poetic}} The [[nation]] of Russia, especially in a [[transcendent]] or [[romantic]] sense referring to the history and culture of the country.

Noun

1. A [[person]] from Rus.

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