Russia
1538, from Medieval Latin Russi.
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1538, from Medieval Latin Russi.
Ultimately from gkm Ρωσσία (whence also Russian Росси́я), from an earlier (10th century) ethnonym Ῥῶς (Arabic رُوس, orv Русь), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.
Pronunciation- (British, America) IPA: /ˈɹʌʃə/
A country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The country extends from the Gulf of Finland to the Pacific Ocean, and was part of the USSR from 1922 to 1991. Co-official name: Russian Federation, formerly the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR). Capital and largest city: Moscow. - (historical, informal) 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.
- (historical, dated) Rus, the medieval East Slavic state.
- (dated, countable) Any of several East Slavic states descended from the Rus, typically including Russia (Great Russia), Belarus (White Russia) and Ukraine (Little Russia or Kievan Russia).
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