Etymology

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Today it means: Of or relating to Ruscism (“Russian fascism”). Full definition →

Ukrainian раши́ст
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  1. Ukrainian · borrowed fromраши́ст
  2. English todayrussist

From Ukrainian раши́ст (rašýst), itself a blend of Ра́ша (Ráša, “Russia”) (derogatory) + фаши́ст (fašýst, “fascist”).

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