Rossiyan en · ADJ
Etymology
From Rossiya + -an. Compare Russian росси́йский (rossíjskij), россия́нин (rossijánin). Piecewise doublet of Russian.
Meanings
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(rare) Synonym of Russian (“of or pertaining to Russia”).
As a pure curious historical interest, I ask: Is there any historical truth to this claim that the Germans were the elite that ruled and organized the Slavs in the Holy Mother Rossiyan Empire and other "many powerful Empires" as well?
2016 June 11, jvazquez, “Ingurland - Россия [R]”, in rec.sport.soccer (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Sep 2025:While spooking around in Rossiyan webspace, believe it or not looking for Charisma Carpenter piccies -- hey, stop snickering, I know it's a pathetic weakness -- I stumbled across some place which brokers international romances.
2000 March 5, Tiny Human Ferret, “[OT] Did Someone Say Something About Latvian Goth Girls?”, in alt.gothic (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Sep 2025:what is your opinion on differences of English geo locality^([sic]) creations between the following country names: […] Belarus (artificial country made of Lietuvan and Rossiyan lands)
2001 May 31, auto@banknotes.com>, “Origin of word "Estonia"”, in soc.culture.baltics (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Sep 2025:Again, conventional wisdom - made up by Russians and Western "experts" (who typically know Russian, but almost never know Ukrainian) - does make such a linguistic classification into West and East. Does it make sense? Let's compare the "Ukrainian nationalist" and the "Rossiyan nationalist" views of history.
1991 December 24, Nykolai Bilaniuk, “the history of Russian - Ukrainian relations”, in soc.history (Usenet), archived from the original on 26 Sep 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most Rossiyan | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more Rossiyan | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| Rossiian | alternative | lexicographic |