Russia German

English

Etymology

Calque of German Russlanddeutscher.

Noun

Russia German (plural Russia Germans)

1. A member or descendant of any of the German communities which settled in the Russian Empire (Russia, Ukraine, etc.) and either remain there or migrated on to the US, Argentina, back to Germany, etc.

Synonyms

• German from Russia (used of Russia Germans (Russian Germans) who left Russia)
• Rooshian (historically used for the Russia Germans (Russian Germans) in Canada, the USA, and other parts of the world)
• Russian German

Translations

Translations

• German: Russlanddeutscher (de) m, Russlanddeutsche (de) f