Russia Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Russia

Meaning 1 : a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

    Synonyms : soviet union,  union of soviet socialist republics,  ussr
Meaning 2 : formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia

    Synonyms : russian soviet federated socialist republic,  soviet russia
Meaning 3 : a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state

    Synonyms : russian federation
Meaning 4 : a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in the 17th and 18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revoluti