Rus


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Rus

or Rus'  (ro͞os)
The medieval Russian state, established c. 862 by Scandinavian traders and warriors led by Rurik, who founded a dynasty at Novgorod. In 882 his successor moved the capital to Kiev, the center of Kievan Russia.

[Russian Rus', from Old Russian Rusĭ, group of Vikings, Rus; see Russian.]

RUS

abbreviation for
1. (Automotive Engineering) Russia (international car registration)

Rus.

1. Russia.
2. Russian.
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Noun1.Rus - the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
References in classic literature ?
In dying, I will say to those around me what Voltaire wrote to Piron: `Eo rus, and all will be over.