n. | 1. | A country of Europe and Asia.
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2. | Russia - formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia | |
3. | Russia - a former empire in eastern Europe and northern Asia created in the 14th century with Moscow as the capital; powerful in 17-18th centuries under Peter the Great and Catherine the Great when Saint Petersburg was the capital; overthrown by revolution in 1917 | |
4. | Russia - a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state Synonyms: Russian Federation |