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Rus
The word Rus or Rus' (Русь in Cyrillic Alphabet) may refer to:
- the Rus' (people) of disputed origin who were at the roots of the statehood of Eastern Slavic peoples;
- the territories they ruled, also known by the Latinized name, Ruthenia;
- Kievan Rus', the most powerful of early Ruthenian (Eastern Slav) states;
- the legendary founder of Russia, brother of Lech and Czech.
See also: Etymology of Rus and derivatives.
Other, unrelated meanings include:
- the Danish spelling of russ, a Scandinavian cultural phenomenon associated with graduation from high school.
- the Ashkenazi/Yiddish pronunciation and transliteration for the Hebrew name Ruth.
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