Russia vs Saami - What's the difference?
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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:
A member of the indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
(collective noun) An indigenous people living in Lapland of Finland, Sweden and Norway and Kola Peninsula in Russia.
Any of the languages of the Saami.
As proper nouns the difference between russia and saami
is that 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 MoscowSaami is an indigenous people living in Lapland of Finland, Sweden and Norway and Kola Peninsula in Russia.As a noun Saami is
a member of the indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.russia
English
(wikipedia Russia)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- Or rather if I be attaining a better autocratship than that of the Emperor of all the Russias – the empire over self.