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russia | britain |

As proper nouns the difference between russia and britain

is that russia is russia while britain is the island of great britain, consisting of england, scotland and wales.

As a noun britain is

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As an adjective britain is

(obsolete) briton; british.

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 ----

    britain

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) Breoton, Bryten etc., from (etyl) Britannia; later reinforced by (etyl) Britaine, (etyl) Bretaigne, from (etyl) Brittannia, variant of Britannia, from (see Etymology 2, below).

    Proper noun

    (s)
  • The island of Great Britain, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales.
  • (loosely) The United Kingdom.
  • (in the plural) The British Empire.
  • * 1874 , The Times , 14 July 1874:
    • The name of 'Britain' [...] ought to answer every purpose, or if that be thought too condensed, it may be pluralized into ‘The Britains ’.
    Related terms
    * Breton * British * Briton * Brittania * Brittany * Beretania * Broken Britain

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) Britannus (adjective and noun, plural ), apparently from (w) (compare (etyl) Priten).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 2002 , L. C. Lambdin and R. T. Lambdin, Companion to Old and Middle English Literature , 2002, p. 12:
    • The Britains'’ struggles with the Scots and Picts [...] led to the ' Britains asking the Romans for help in constructing a great wall.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Briton; British.
  • * 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , IV.11:
    • mightie Albion, father of the bold / And warlike people which the Britaine Islands hold […].

    See also

    * Great Britain * the British Isles * the United Kingdom