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Calque of Russian Ма́тушка Росси́я (Mátuška Rossíja) or Росси́я-Ма́тушка (Rossíja-Mátuška).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A national personification of Russia as a woman, appearing in patriotic posters, statues, etc. Full definition →
Calque of Russian Ма́тушка Росси́я (Mátuška Rossíja) or Росси́я-Ма́тушка (Rossíja-Mátuška).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.