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Blend of walrus + Russia; a mocking name coined at the time the territory was purchased by the United States from Russia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Blend of walrus + Russia; a mocking name coined at the time the territory was purchased by the United States from Russia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.