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Russia Definition

Rus·sia (rus̸h′ə)

  1. former empire (1547-1917) in E Europe & N Asia, ruled by the czars: cap. St. Petersburg

  2. loosely the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

  3. Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, esp. the European part

  4. country in E Europe and N Asia, stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific & from the Arctic Ocean to the Chinese border: formerly the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, established as a country in 1991 upon the breakup of the U.S.S.R.: 6,592,844 sq mi (17,075,400 sq km); pop. 148,022,000; cap. Moscow

Etymology: < Russ Rus'

Russia Synonyms

Russia

n.

Russian Federation, Rossiya (Russian), Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Soviet Union, U.S.S.R., Great Russia, Little Russia, White Russia, Muscovy, Rus, Ruthenia, Siberia, the Soviets, Reds*, Russian Bear*; for divisions of Russia, see Europe.