ALL meanings of russia
Rus·sia
R r - 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
- noun russia Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, esp. the European part 0
- noun russia 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 0