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Russia (proper noun)

Russia /ˈrʌʃə/ proper noun

Russia

/ˈrʌʃə/

proper noun

Britannica Dictionary definition of RUSSIA

1

: union of soviet socialist republics

2

: country in Europe and Asia

— Russian

/ˈrʌʃən/ adjective or noun

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