великорусский

Russian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vʲɪlʲɪkɐˈrusːkʲɪj]

Adjective

великору́сский (velikorússkij) (no comparative)

  1. (historical) Great Russian (of or pertaining to Great Russians, the language of Great Russia, as opposed to Little Russia, White Russia, etc.)
    Synonym: ру́сский (rússkij) (regular modern term)

Declension

Usage notes

  • The term in modern context is now considered by many a chauvinist towards people of Ukraine and Belarus.
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