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Russo-

Russian; Russian and …

English Russia plus ‑o‑.

The form appears in terms such as Russo-Finnish, Russo-Japanese, and Russo-Turkish, often in reference to wars between these countries. A Russophile is a person who is friendly towards Russia or fond of Russia and things Russian, especially someone who is sympathetic to the political system and customs of the former Soviet Union; the opposite is Russophobe.

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