Russia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1538, from Medieval Latin Russi (“Russians”). Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Ρωσία (Rōsía) (whence also Russian Росси́я (Rossíja, “Russia”)) from an earlier (10th century) ethnonym Ῥῶς (Rhôs) (Arabic رُوس (rūs), Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ, “Rus”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Russia (countable and uncountable, plural Russias)
- A country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The Country extends from the Gulf of Finland to the Pacific Ocean, and was part of the USSR from 1922 to 1991. Co-official name - Russian Federation, formerly the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR), Capital and largest city Moscow
- (historical, informal) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (a very common name, although more formally Russia, the RSFSR, was one of several constituent republics of the USSR).
- (historical) The Russian Empire.
- (historical, dated) Rus, the medieval East Slavic state.
- (dated, countable) Any of several East Slavic states descended from the Rus, typically including Russia (Great Russia), Belarus (White Russia) and Ukraine (Little Russia or Kievan Russia).
- 1842, George Eliot, "Letter to Cara Bray", Selections from George Eliot's letters, page 24:
- Or rather if I be attaining a better autocratship than that of the Emperor of all the Russias – the empire over self.
- 1914, Russia and the Russian People
- Then there is White Russia and Red Russia, Great Russia and Little Russia, Russia of the Frozen North and Russia of the Far East — a Russia equally dangerous to every one of her neighbours […]
- 1842, George Eliot, "Letter to Cara Bray", Selections from George Eliot's letters, page 24:
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- Black Russia
- Great Russia
- Kievan Russia
- Little Russia
- Mother Russia
- New Russia
- Russia calf
- Russia iron
- Russia leather
- Russia linen
- Russia mat
- Russia matting
- Russian
- White Russia
Translations[edit]
country in Asia and Europe
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See also[edit]
- Appendix:Place names in Russia
- (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City (Categories: en:Countries, en:Countries of Europe)
- Former Soviet Union
- Former USSR
- Soviet Union (historical)
- USSR (historical)
- Countries of the world
Interlingua[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Russia
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
1538, from Medieval Latin Russi (“Russians”). Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Ρωσία (Rōsía).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Russia f
Related terms[edit]
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Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sixteenth-century Latinisation of the Russian Русь (Rusʹ, “Rus”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Russia f (genitive Russiae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First declension, with locative.
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First declension, with locative.
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Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
External links[edit]
Russia on the Latin Wikipedia.la.Wikipedia
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