non-Russian

adjective

non-Rus·​sian ˌnän-ˈrə-shən How to pronounce non-Russian (audio)
: not of, relating to, or characteristic of Russia or its people : not Russian
non-Russian tourists
For example, after the Russian revolution, non-Russian languages in the Soviet Union (which had been previously ignored) were put into use in the education system.Donna Christian
non-Russian noun
plural non-Russians
non-Russians living in Russia

Examples of non-Russian in a Sentence

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The findings showed broadly that non-Russian ransomware gangs didn't have a statistically significant increase in attacks in the lead-up to elections. Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 10 Nov. 2022 The war in Ukraine has given the Algerian gas industry an additional boost as Europe is now more reliant on non-Russian gas and the closest source to its markets are north African fields. Saleem H. Ali, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024 But as the seven non-Russian Arctic states have grown wary of China’s strategic ambitions and coercive economic tactics, Beijing is increasingly relying on Moscow to act as a conduit to expand Chinese activities in the Arctic writ large. Max Bergmann, TIME, 29 July 2024 Eurasianism and Slavophilism are mostly dead letters: the overwhelming majority of the world’s non-Russian Slavs joined or are clamoring to join the European Union and NATO. Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024 Since January, the facility has had to use non-Russian oil and cut production sharply. Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 1 May 2024 So Putin’s invasion of Ukraine may have any number of ambitions: to set an example, say, or to keep a tight rein on non-Russian independence movements along the Volga and in the North Caucasus. Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024 In 2022, for example, the United States was able to curtail Russia’s attempt to expand its cross-border Mir electronic payment system to Turkey and other countries by warning of sanctions against non-Russian banks that connected to it. Peter E. Harrell, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023 Britain’s Foreign Ministry announced a slew of new sanctions on non-Russian companies Tuesday, with the aim of targeting the global supply chains that support Russia’s military effort in Ukraine. Eve Sampson, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of non-Russian was in 1842

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“Non-Russian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Russian. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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