Meaning & Definition of Russia in English
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Russia
/rəʃə/
noun
1. 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
synonym:
- Soviet Union,
- Russia,
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics,
- USSR
2. Formerly the largest soviet socialist republic in the ussr occupying eastern europe and northern asia
synonym:
- Soviet Russia,
- Russia,
- Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
3. 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
synonym:
- Russia
4. A federation in northeastern europe and northern asia
- Formerly soviet russia
- Since 1991 an independent state
synonym:
- Russia,
- Russian Federation