 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Russia
noun
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 an
others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991 [syn: {Soviet
Union}, {Union of Soviet Socialist Republics}, {USSR}]
2: formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR
occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia [syn: {Soviet
Russia}, {Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic}]
3: 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: a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia;
formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state
[syn: {Russian Federation}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Russia \Rus"sia\, noun
A country of Europe and Asia.
{Russia iron}, a kind of sheet iron made in Russia, having a
lustrous blue-black surface.
{Russia leather}, a soft kind of leather, made originally in
Russia but now elsewhere, having a peculiar odor from
being impregnated with an oil obtained from birch bark. It
is much used in bookbinding, on account of its not being
subject to mold, and being proof against insects.
{Russia matting}, matting manufactured in Russia from the
inner bark of the linden ({Tilia Europ[ae]a}).
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Russia, OH (village, FIPS 69344)
Location: 40.23240 N, 84.41087 W
Population (1990): 442 (143 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 45363
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Russia, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000): 551
Housing Units (2000): 206
Land area (2000): 0.645213 sq. miles (1.671095 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.645213 sq. miles (1.671095 sq. km)
FIPS code: 69344
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 40.234696 N, 84.410416 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 45363
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Russia, OH
Russia
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