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Rus·sia

Russia

 
pronunciation:
ruh sh
part of speech: noun
definition: a country in eastern Europe and northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world. Russia is also called the Russian Federation. Moscow is the capital of Russia. Russia used to be the most powerful republic of a larger country called the Soviet Union, which existed from 1922 to 1991.