Russia

Type Country
Usage English, Italian, Late Roman
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹʌ.ʃə/(English) /ˈrus.sja/(Italian)  [key·simplify]

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

Rootróðr
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) Reosia(Korean) 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
User SubmissionRùssia

Categories

Asia, Europe, former SSRs, multi-continent countries, republics, Slavic countries
Entry updated October 6, 2024