This page shows Russia in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like country or land. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.

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Russia meaning

  1. A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991.
  2. 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).
  3. The Russian Empire; the tsarist empire in Russia lasting from 1721 to 1917.

Synonyms of Russia

country state land imperium empire soviet socialist republic soviet russia ussr soviet union russian federation

Example sentences (20)

His understanding of Russia, of the nature of Russia, would suit Estonia's political landscape perfectly as well.

Russia's Supreme Court ordered it shut down in December 2021, a move that sparked an outcry in Russia and abroad.

Both competitors realise it is Russia – incredible in itself – but there is a lot of Russia – about 17.1 million sq km.

On Russia, he says: "Many politicians don't understand that we must talk to Russia from a position of strength.

I grew up in one of Russia's past colonies – Estonia was occupied by Soviet Russia for almost half a century.

In other words, it may be termed the Russia-Ukraine war but, in truth, it is the fight of several countries against Russia.

Russia has blocked access to The Bell, a news outlet founded by one of Russia's top journalists that covers business stories.

Russia wasn’t then being roiled by protests; Putin’s position was rock-solid; and his party, United Russia, had no true rivals.

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Belarus has conducted numerous military exercises since Russia’s invasion began in February, both on its own and jointly with Russia.

It is the collapse of historical Russia under the name of the Soviet Union,’ declared Vladimir Putin in the documentary film ‘Russia.

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Russia assumed all of Ukraine's debts (one reason why Russia was heavily in debt in the 90s).

NEW: FBI agent Charles McGonigal who investigated Donald Trump for colluding with Russia, is set to plead guilty for colluding with Russia.

As Editor, Muratov has also criticised Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the government’s use of military force, in and outside Russia.

But recent displays of its closeness to Russia opened Africa's most developed country to accusations that it has effectively taken Russia's side.

RBI operates both in Russia and Ukraine and earns about half its profit in Russia, making it one of the European banks most exposed to that market.

After Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, Western nations imposed strict sanctions on Russia - banning imports of oil and exports of hi-tech products.

Russia still has an impact on the market or there are sanctions on Russia, but I think kind of the key part of the action in Q1 was related to China.

As of February, after a contract with Russia’s Rosneft expired, Orlen has been getting oil under a deal with Russia’s oil and natural gas company Tatneft.

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Common combinations with russia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to russia 36×
  • in russia 31×
  • of russia 30×
  • russia and 29×
  • with russia 25×
  • russia russia 24×
  • russia has 15×
  • that russia 14×
  • russia in 13×
  • by russia 10×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "russia" in a sentence?
An example: "His understanding of Russia, of the nature of Russia, would suit Estonia's political landscape perfectly as well." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "russia" from real English texts.
What does "russia" mean?
Russia means: A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991.
What are synonyms of "russia"?
Common synonyms of "russia" include: country, state, land, imperium, empire, soviet socialist republic, soviet russia, ussr. Plus 2 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "russia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "russia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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