Russia

Енглески

• (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

Државе Европе/Енглески

Такође погледајте: Rùssia и Rússia

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 Proto-Germanic *rōþrą (“rudder”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(кључ): /ˈɹʌʃə/

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• Хифенација: Rus‧sia
• Риме: -ʌʃə
• Homophone: rusher

Proper noun

Russia (countable and uncountable, plural Russias)

2. . It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991.
3. (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).
4. (historical) The Russian Empire; the tsarist empire in Russia lasting from 1721 to 1917.

5. (historical, dated) Kievan Rus; the medieval East Slavic state centered in Kiev.

6. (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

• Rossia, Rossiia, Rossija, Rossiya (rare)
• Russian Federation, RF (abbreviation)

Meronyms

• Siberia
• Novaya Zemlya

Derived terms

• Black Russia
• Great Russia
• Kievan Russia
• Little Russia
• Mother Russia
• New Russia
• Red Russia
• RuSSia
• Russia ashes
• Russia braid
• Russia calf
• Russia crash
• Russia drab
• Russia iron
• Russia leather
• Russia linen
• Russia matting
• Russia musquash
• Russian
• Russia oil
• Tsardom of Russia
• White Russia

 

Descendants

• → Хинди: रशिया (raśiyā)
• → Maori: Rūhia
• → Руски: Ра́ша (Ráša)
• → Тајски: รัสเซีย
• → Ukrainian: Ра́ша (Ráša)

Translations

country in Eastern Europe and North Asia

Noun

Russia (countable and uncountable, plural Russias)

1. Short for Russia leather.

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

Italian

Etymology

1538, from Medieval Latin Russī (“Russians”). Ultimately from Byzantine Greek Ρωσία (Rōsía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(кључ): /ˈrus.sja/
• Риме: -ussja
• Хифенација: Rùs‧sia

Proper noun

Russia f

Related terms

• russo
• russofilo
• RUS

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)}

Anagrams

• Sauris, russai, usarsi, ussari ^{(alphagram airssu)}

Latin

Alternative forms

• Rossia

Etymology

Sixteenth-century Latinisation of the Middle Russian Русь (Rusʹ, “Rus”).

Pronunciation

• () IPA^(кључ): /ˈrus.si.a/, [ˈrʊs̠ːiä]
• () IPA^(кључ): /ˈrus.si.a/, [ˈrusːiä]

Proper noun

Russia

1. (New Latin)

Declension

First declension., singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Russia
Genitive	Russiae
Dative	Russiae
Accusative	Russiam
Ablative	Russiā
Vocative	Russia

Synonyms

• Ruthenia

Derived terms

• russicus