Russia

/ˈrʌʃə/

/ˈrʌʃə/

Other forms: Russias

Definitions of Russia

1. noun

   a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
   synonyms: Russian Federation

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   Asian Russia

   the Russia that is part of Asia

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   country, land, state

   the territory occupied by a nation
2. noun

   formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia
   synonyms: Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, Soviet Russia

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   Soviet Socialist Republic

   one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)
3. noun

   a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
   synonyms: Soviet Union, USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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   country, land, state

   the territory occupied by a nation
4. noun

   a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917
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   empire, imperium

   the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised