Расея

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Расе́я (Rasjéjaf inan (genitive Расе́і, uncountable, relational adjective расе́йскі)

  1. Taraškievica spelling of Расі́я (Rasíja): Russia (a country in Eastern Europe and Asia)

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References

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  • Расея” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

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From Росси́я (Rossíja), Россѣ́я (Rossě́ja). The presence of «ѣ» instead of «и» is a consequence of rethinking under the influence of the word рассеять (rassejatʹ), Old East Slavic россѣяти (rossějati).[2][3]

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  • IPA(key): [rɐˈsʲejə]
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Расе́я (Raséjaf inan (genitive Расе́и)

  1. (colloquial, often ironic or derogatory or poetic) Russia (country)
    • 1918, Demyan Bedny, Poem 'See off' (Проводы):
      Будь такие все как вы, ротозеи, что б осталось от Москвы, от Расéи?
      Budʹ takije vse kak vy, rotozei, što b ostalosʹ ot Moskvy, ot Raséi?
      If everyone were like you lazybones, what would happen to Moscow, what would happen to Russia?

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