Meanings
proper noun
- historicalobsoleteThe territories of "Russia proper", the land that formed the core of Muscovy and, later, Russia.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 大俄羅斯 /大俄罗斯
- 大俄羅斯 /大俄罗斯 (Dà Éluósī)the territories of "Russia proper"
French Grande Russie
- Grande Russiethe territories of "Russia proper"
German Großrussland
- Großrusslandthe territories of "Russia proper"
Polish Wielkoruś, Wielkorosja
- Wielkoruśthe territories of "Russia proper"
- Wielkorosjathe territories of "Russia proper"
Russian Вели́кая Русь, Великоро́ссия
- Вели́кая Русь (Velíkaja Rusʹ)the territories of "Russia proper"
- Великоро́ссия (Velikoróssija)the territories of "Russia proper"
- Вели́кая Росси́я (Velíkaja Rossíja)the territories of "Russia proper"
- Вели́кая Ро́ссия (Velíkaja Róssija)the territories of "Russia proper"
Turkish Büyük Rusya
- Büyük Rusyathe territories of "Russia proper"
Ukrainian Вели́ка Русь
- Вели́ка Русь (Velýka Rusʹ)the territories of "Russia proper"
Cite this entry
APA
Great Russia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Russia
MLA
“Great Russia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Russia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Great Russia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Great%20Russia.
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