Russia

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Type Country
Usage English, Italian, Late Roman
Pronounced Pron. RU-shə(English)
 ROOS-sya(Italian)
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Meaning & History

Derived from the medieval state of RUS, now applied to a much larger area of Europe and Asia.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesRasiya, Rus'(Belarusian) Rusiya(Bulgarian) Rusija(Croatian) Rusko(Czech) Rus, Rusland(Danish) Roes, Rusland(Dutch) Russie(French) Rus, Russland(German) Rosia(Greek) Rus, Russland(Norwegian) Rosja, Ruś(Polish) Rússia(Portuguese) Rusia(Romanian) Rossiya, Rus(Russian) Rusija(Serbian) Rusko(Slovak) Rusia(Spanish) Rus, Ryssland(Swedish) Rusiya(Tajik) Rosiya, Rus(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingRússia
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