Etymology

Orcistan

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From orc + -istan. Orc is a term for Russian soldiers participating in the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, later extended to Russians in general. Compare Ukrainian оркоста́н (orkostán).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.