Pertaining to Black Russia. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Black, Russian.

A cocktail containing vodka and a coffee-flavoured liqueur such as Kahlúa. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Black, Russian.

Alternative formal name of Russia.

Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the name for modern day Russia before the collapse of the Soviet Union (1917-1991).

(historical) The Russian state from 1721 to 1917.

(idiomatic, games) A deadly game in which a person loads a single bullet in the cylinder of a revolver, spins the cylinder so that the bullet's location is unknown, points the muzzle at his/her head, and pulls the trigger. In its most lethal form, played by multiple participants each of whom takes a turn until the weapon discharges.

(zoology) A domestic cat of a breed with dense silver to grey fur.

(obsolete) Rose gold.

plural of Russian doll

The Old East Slavic language.