Rossija

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A form of Rossiya — Synonym of Russia: A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Rossiya.

    Yakov could not abandon these people—after all he was a Cossack and was proud to serve his country—Mother Rossija—and His Majesty Tsar Nicholas II.

    2009, Nonna Bannister, Denise George, Carolyn Tomlin, “Family Background”, in The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister, Carol Stream, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers, page 18
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    Charlemagne E. V. 1915. Mammals of the vicinities of Kyiv. [In:] Materials to investigation of fauna of the South-west of Rossija. Kessler Ornithol. soc., Kyiv, 1:26-92. (In Russian).

    1999, Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, page 419

    They did not mix with the slaves from Rossija, Magyar, Hrvatska or Frisia, and tended to be aggressive towards them. They were detailed to work in the forest on timber-felling together with two Rossijans, Vanja and Pasha.

    2014, Michael E Wills, Finn’s Fate, 2nd edition, SilverWood Books

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