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russia | astrakhan |

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 ----

    astrakhan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
  • Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.
  • Quotations

    * 1891 , : *: Heavy bands of astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat.... * 1914 , : *: He was dressed in a long green overcoat with mock astrakhan cuffs and collar and wore on his head an oval fur cap. * 1924 , : *: He was dressed in uniform—a black uniform trimmed with gray astrakhan . * 1929 , , Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 33: *: Was the cavalry officer slim and elegant, and dressed in astrakhan ?