Type Country
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɹʌʃ.ə/(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)
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Entry updated December 1, 2024