Type Country
Usage English, Italian, Late Roman
Meaning & History
Derived from the name of the medieval state of Rus. The modern country of Russia includes the eastern portions of Rus, and has also expanded far to the east across Asia.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesRusiya(Arabic) Rusiya(Azerbaijani) Rasiya, Rus'(Belarusian) Rusiya(Bulgarian) Rússia(Catalan) Rusya(Cebuano) Rusija(Croatian) Rusko(Czech) Rus, Rusland(Danish) Roes, Rusland(Dutch) Russie(French) Rus, Russland(German) Rosia(Greek) Rússland(Icelandic) Rusia(Indonesian) Roshia(Japanese) Resey(Kazakh) Orusiya(Kyrgyz) Rusija(Lithuanian) Rusija(Macedonian) Rusia(Malay) Rus, Russland(Norwegian) Rusiyeh(Persian) Rosja, Ruś(Polish) Rússia(Portuguese) Rusia(Romanian) Rossiya, Rus(Russian) Rusija(Serbian) Rusko(Slovak) Rusija(Slovene) Rusia(Spanish) Rus, Ryssland(Swedish) Rusya(Tagalog) Rusiya(Tajik) Rusya(Turkish) Rosiya, Rus(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingRússia
