Transcription
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- [ruhsh-uh]
- /ˈrʌʃ ə/
- /ˈrʌʃə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhsh-uh]
- /ˈrʌʃ ə/
Definitions of russia word
- noun russia a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia. 1
- noun russia Russian Federation 1
- noun russia Soviet Union 1
- noun russia the largest country in the world, covering N Eurasia and bordering on the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas: originating from the principality of Muscovy in the 17th century, it expanded to become the Russian Empire; the Tsar was overthrown in 1917 and the Communist Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was created; this merged with neighbouring Soviet Republics in 1922 to form the Soviet Union; on the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 the Russian Federation was established as an independent state; Russia's annexation of the Ukrainian region of Crimea in 2014 has not been internationally recognized. Official language: Russian. Religion: nonreligious and Russian orthodox Christian. Currency: rouble. Capital: Moscow. Pop: 142 500 482 (2013 est). Area: 17 074 984 sq km (6 592 658 sq miles) 0
- noun russia former empire (1547-1917) in E Europe & N Asia, ruled by the czars: cap. St. Petersburg 0
- noun russia the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 0
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Origin of russia
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Russia
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
russia popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
russia usage trend in Literature
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