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Israel vs Russia - What's the difference?

israel | russia |

In historical terms the difference between israel and russia

is that israel is an ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of this area, as distinct from Judah while russia is the Russian Empire.

As proper nouns the difference between israel and russia

is that israel is the State of Israel, a modern country in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean while Russia is a country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The Country extends from the Gulf of Finland to the Pacific Ocean, and was part of the USSR from 1922 to 1991. Co-official name - Russian Federation, formerly the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR), Capital and largest city Moscow

israel

English

(wikipedia Israel)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The State of Israel, a modern country in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean.
  • The Land of Israel, a region that is roughly coextensive with the State of Israel.
  • (historical) A nation that occupied roughly the same area in ancient times.
  • (historical) An ancient kingdom that occupied the northern part of this area, as distinct from Judah.
  • The Jews, taken collectively.
  • (biblical) A name given to Jacob (Genesis 32:28).
  • *
    • And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel : for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
  • .

    • Synonyms

    * (State of Israel) the Jewish State, the State of Israel * (Land of Israel) Canaan, the Holy Land, the Land of Israel, the Levant, Palestine * (ancient kingdom) Ephraim * (the Jews) the Children of Israel

    Usage notes

    * (Land of Israel) The use of the name to refer to the region is sometimes seen as politically or emotionally charged; indeed, this is true of all terms for this region.

    Derived terms

    * Israeli * Israelite * Jewsrael

    See also

    * * * Irving

    Anagrams

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    russia

    English

    (wikipedia Russia)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The Country extends from the Gulf of Finland to the Pacific Ocean, and was part of the USSR from 1922 to 1991. Co-official name - Russian Federation,'' formerly the ''Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic'' (RSFSR), Capital and largest city ''Moscow
  • (historical, informal) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (a very common name, although more formally Russia, the RSFSR, was one of several constituent republics of the USSR).
  • (historical) The Russian Empire.
  • (historical, dated) Rus, the medieval East Slavic state.
  • (dated, countable) Any of several East Slavic states descended from the Rus, typically including Russia (Great Russia), Belarus (White Russia) and Ukraine (Little Russia or Kievan Russia).
  • *1842 , George Eliot, "Letter to Cara Bray", Selections from George Eliot's letters , page 24:
    • Or rather if I be attaining a better autocratship than that of the Emperor of all the Russias – the empire over self.

    Derived terms

    * Black Russia * Great Russia * Kievan Russia * Little Russia * Mother Russia * New Russia * Russia calf * Russia iron * Russia leather * Russia linen * Russia mat * Russia matting * Russian * White Russia

    See also

    * * * Former Soviet Union * Former USSR * Soviet Union (historical) * USSR (historical) * English words suffixed with -ia ----