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RUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rus mean? 

RUS (noun)
  The noun RUS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: RUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)


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