Rossiya


Rossiya

(raˈsiːjə) n (Placename) transliteration of the Russian name for Russia

Rus•sia

(ˈrʌʃ ə)

n. 1. Also called Russian Empire . Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703–1917). 2. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic. 4. a republic extending from E Europe to N and W Asia. 146,393,569; 6,592,849 sq. mi. (17,075,400 sq. km.). Cap: Moscow. Official name, Russian Federation. Also called Rus′sian Repub′lic. Formerly (1918–91), Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic.