Rus' — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Rus name The medieval East Slavic state, centered around Kiev, founded by Scandinavian traders and warriors starting in the 9th century.
Senses
Rus' is used for these senses in English:
- Rus A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev/Kyiv and the Volga and Dnieper/Dnipro gave rise to the Rus' principalities. [from 19th c.]
- Rus Kievan Rus, the medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was in Kiev.
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