English Dictionary

Rus

IPA（発音記号）

/ɹuːs/

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A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev and the Volga and Dnieper gave rise to the Russian principalities.

日本語の意味

8世紀に、スカンジナヴィア系の戦士や商人からなる民族。彼らは東ヨーロッパの河川を利用し、ノヴゴロド、キエフ、ヴォルガ、ドニエプル周辺に定住地を形成し、後のロシア諸公国誕生の基盤となった民族

The Rus built fortified settlements along the Volga and Dnieper to control the river trade that linked Scandinavia with the Byzantine and Islamic worlds.

東ヨーロッパの河道を航行したスカンディナヴィアの武装商人であるルーシ人は、スカンディナビアとビザンツやイスラム世界を結ぶ河川交易を支配するために、ヴォルガ川やドニエプル川沿いに要塞化された集落を築いた。

意味（1）

A people made up of Scandinavian warrior merchants who travelled Eastern European river-roads from the eighth century, and whose settlements around Novgorod, Kiev and the Volga and Dnieper gave rise to the Russian principalities.

In 860 the Rus’ streamed southwards and laid siege to Constantinople itself.

意味（2）

The medieval East Slavic state established by these same warrior merchants in the 9th century, whose capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev; Kievan Rus.

意味（3）

Any of the medieval East Slavic principalities ruled by this class, especially Kievan Rus.

意味（4）

(poetic) The nation of Russia, especially in a transcendent or romantic sense referring to the history and culture of the country.

Rus （ plural ）