Russia
Систем
- (државе Европе) 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, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
English
Etymology
1530s, from Medieval Latin Russi (“the people of Russia”), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ, “Rus”) (whence Арапски رُوس (rūs) and Byzantine Greek Ῥῶς (Rhôs)), which originally referred to a group of Varangians who established themselves near Kiev in the 9th century and ruled Kievan Rus; probably from Proto-Finnic *roocci, from Old East Norse *roþs- (“related to rowing”); related to Old Norse Roþrslandi (“the land of rowing”), an older name of Roslagen, where the Finns first encountered the Swedes. Ultimately from Old Norse róðr (“steering oar”), from Пра-Германски *rōþrą (“rudder”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Russia (countable and uncountable, plural Russias)
- Lua грешка in Модул:place at line 167: attempt to index upvalue 'implication_data' (a nil value).. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991.
- (historical, loosely) 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; the tsarist empire in Russia lasting from 1721 to 1917.
- 1911, “Ukraine”, in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica[1]:
- Ukraine (“frontier”), the name formerly given to a district of European Russia, now comprising the governments of Kharkov, Kiev, Podolia and Poltava.
- (historical, dated) Kievan Rus; the medieval East Slavic state centered in Kiev.
- 1911, “Ukraine”, in 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica[2]:
- Ukraine (“frontier”), the name formerly given to a district of European Russia, now comprising the governments of Kharkov, Kiev, Podolia and Poltava.
- (dated, countable) Any of several East Slavic states descended from Kievan Rus, typically including Russia (Great Russia), Belarus (White Russia) and Ukraine (Little Russia).
- 1842, George Eliot, Selections from George Eliot's letters, Letter to Cara Bray, 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 […]
Synonyms
Meronyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Хинди: रशिया (raśiyā)
- → Maori: Rūhia
- → Руски: Ра́ша (Ráša)
- → Тајски: รัสเซีย
- → Украјински: Ра́ша (Ráša)
Translations
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Noun
Russia (countable and uncountable, plural Russias)
- Short for Russia leather.
- 1914, Shoe and Leather Journal, volume 27, page 36:
- Dull Russias will prove a good selling line for women according to the predictions of certain manufacturers.
See also
- Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
- (државе Европе) 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, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
- former Soviet Union
- former USSR
- Soviet Union (historical)
- USSR (historical)
Further reading
- Russia на Википедији.Википедији
- Name of Russia на Википедији.Википедији
Anagrams
- Sauris (alphagram airssu)
Interlingua
Proper noun
Russia
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Italian
Etymology
1538, from Medieval Latin Russī (“Russians”). Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Ρωσία (Rōsía).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Russia f
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Related terms
See also
- rutenio
- ruteno
- (countries of Europe) paesi d'Europa; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaigian, Belgio, Bielorussia, Bosnia-Erzegovina, Bulgaria, Cechia, Cipro, Città del Vaticano, Croazia, Danimarca, Estonia, Finlandia, Francia, Georgia, Germania, Grecia, Irlanda, Islanda, Italia, Kazakistan, Lettonia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Lussemburgo, Macedonia del Nord, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Montenegro, Norvegia, Paesi Bassi, Polonia, Portogallo, Romania, Regno Unito, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovacchia, Slovenia, Spagna, Svezia, Svizzera, Turchia, Ucraina, Ungheria (Категорија: it:Countries in Europe)
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Sixteenth-century Latinisation of the Middle Russian Русь (Rusʹ, “Rus”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Russia
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Declension
First declension., singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Russia |
Genitive | Russiae |
Dative | Russiae |
Accusative | Russiam |
Ablative | Russiā |
Vocative | Russia |