Meanings
proper nounthe Russian Federation
- Synonym of Russia: a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia.
The deepening strategic partnership between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation and their mutually reinforcing attempts to undercut the rules-based international order run counter to our values and interests.
2022, NATO 2022 Strategic Concept, NATO, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2022, page 51 more example
North Korea had not publicly confirmed its contribution until Monday, when it said: “The operations for liberating the Kursk area to repel the adventurous invasion of the Russian Federation by the Ukrainian authorities were victoriously concluded,” according to state-run news agency KCNA.
2025 April 28, Helen Regan, Michael Rios, Darya Tarasova, Tim Lister, “Putin thanks North Korea for help in Kursk, as Germany criticizes US plan for Ukrainian concessions”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Russia: a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia.
Also see
Origin
- RussianРосси́йская Федера́ция
- EnglishRussian Federation
Calque of Russian Росси́йская Федера́ция (Rossíjskaja Federácija).
More words from Russian
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Afrikaans Russiese Federasie
- Russiese Federasiealternative formal name of Russia
Arabic الاِتِّحَاد الرُّوسِيّ, رُوسِيَا الْاِتِّحَادِيَّة
- الاِتِّحَاد الرُّوسِيّ (al-ittiḥād ar-rūsiyy)alternative formal name of Russia
- رُوسِيَا الْاِتِّحَادِيَّة (rūsiyā l-ittiḥādiyya)alternative formal name of Russia
Basque Errusiar Federakundea
- Errusiar Federakundeaalternative formal name of Russia
Bengali রুশ ফেডারেশন
- রুশ ফেডারেশন (ruś pheḍareśon)alternative formal name of Russia
Bulgarian Ру́ска Федера́ция
- Ру́ска Федера́ция (Rúska Federácija)alternative formal name of Russia
Catalan Federació Russa
- Federació Russaalternative formal name of Russia
Chinese Cantonese 俄羅斯聯邦 /俄罗斯联邦
- 俄羅斯聯邦 /俄罗斯联邦 (ngo⁴ lo⁴ si¹ lyun⁴ bong¹)alternative formal name of Russia
Chinese Mandarin 俄羅斯聯邦 /俄罗斯联邦, 俄聯邦 /俄联邦
- 俄羅斯聯邦 /俄罗斯联邦 (Éluósī liánbāng)alternative formal name of Russia
- 俄聯邦 /俄联邦 (Éliánbāng)alternative formal name of Russia
Czech Ruská federace
- Ruská federacealternative formal name of Russia
Danish Den Russiske Føderation
- Den Russiske Føderationalternative formal name of Russia
Dutch Russische Federatie
- Russische Federatiealternative formal name of Russia
Esperanto Rusia Federacio
- Rusia Federacioalternative formal name of Russia
Estonian Venemaa Föderatsioon
- Venemaa Föderatsioonalternative formal name of Russia
Finnish Venäjän federaatio
- Venäjän federaatioalternative formal name of Russia
French Fédération de Russie
- Fédération de Russiealternative formal name of Russia
German Russische Föderation
- Russische Föderationalternative formal name of Russia
Greek Ρωσική Ομοσπονδία
- Ρωσική Ομοσπονδία (Rosikí Omospondía)alternative formal name of Russia
Hebrew הפדרציה הרוסית
- הפדרציה הרוסית (ha-federátsya ha-rusít)alternative formal name of Russia
Hindi रूसी महासंघ, रशियन फ़ेडरेशन
- रूसी महासंघ (rūsī mahāsaṅgh)alternative formal name of Russia
- रशियन फ़ेडरेशन (raśiyan feḍreśan)alternative formal name of Russia
Hungarian Oroszországi Föderáció
- Oroszországi Föderációalternative formal name of Russia
Icelandic Rússneska ríkjasambandið, Rússneska sambandsríkið
- Rússneska ríkjasambandiðalternative formal name of Russia
- Rússneska sambandsríkiðalternative formal name of Russia
Indonesian Federasi Rusia
- Federasi Rusiaalternative formal name of Russia
Irish Cónaidhm na Rúise
- Cónaidhm na Rúisealternative formal name of Russia
Italian Federazione Russa
- Federazione Russaalternative formal name of Russia
Japanese ロシア連邦
- ロシア連邦 (Roshia Renpō)alternative formal name of Russia
Korean 러시아 연방, 로씨야련방
- 러시아 연방 (Reosia yeonbang)alternative formal name of Russia
- 로씨야련방 (Rossiyaryeonbang)alternative formal name of Russia
- 로련 (Roryeon)alternative formal name of Russia
Latin Foederatio Russica
- Foederatio Russicaalternative formal name of Russia
Latvian Krievijas Federācija
- Krievijas Federācijaalternative formal name of Russia
Lithuanian Rusijos Federacija
- Rusijos Federacijaalternative formal name of Russia
Malay Persekutuan Rusia
- Persekutuan Rusiaalternative formal name of Russia
Norwegian Bokmål Den russiske føderasjon
- Den russiske føderasjonalternative formal name of Russia
Polish Federacja Rosyjska
- Federacja Rosyjskaalternative formal name of Russia
Portuguese Federação Russa
- Federação Russaalternative formal name of Russia
Romanian Federația Rusă, Федерация Русэ
- Federația Rusăalternative formal name of Russia
- Федерация Русэ (Federația Rusă)alternative formal name of Russia
Russian Росси́йская Федера́ция
- Росси́йская Федера́ция (Rossíjskaja Federácija)alternative formal name of Russia
Scottish Gaelic An Caidreachas Ruiseanach
- An Caidreachas Ruiseanachalternative formal name of Russia
Slovak Ruská federácia
- Ruská federáciaalternative formal name of Russia
Spanish Federación Rusa
- Federación Rusaalternative formal name of Russia
Swedish Ryska federationen
- Ryska federationenalternative formal name of Russia
Tagalog Pederasyong Ruso
- Pederasyong Rusoalternative formal name of Russia
Tamil ரஷ்யக் கூட்டரசு
- ரஷ்யக் கூட்டரசு (raṣyak kūṭṭaracu)alternative formal name of Russia
Thai สหพันธรัฐรัสเซีย
- สหพันธรัฐรัสเซีย (sà-hà-pan-tá-rát rát-siia)alternative formal name of Russia
Turkish Rusya Federasyonu
- Rusya Federasyonualternative formal name of Russia
Ukrainian Росі́йська Федера́ція
- Росі́йська Федера́ція (Rosíjsʹka Federácija)alternative formal name of Russia
Urdu رُوسِی وِفاق, رُوسِی فیڈَریشَن
- رُوسِی وِفاق (rūsī vifāq)alternative formal name of Russia
- رُوسِی فیڈَریشَن (rūsī feḍareśan)alternative formal name of Russia
Vietnamese Liên bang Nga
- Liên bang Ngaalternative formal name of Russia
Welsh Ffederasiwn Rwsia
- Ffederasiwn Rwsiaalternative formal name of Russia
Yiddish רוסישע פֿעדעראַציע
- רוסישע פֿעדעראַציע (rusishe federatsye)alternative formal name of Russia
Cite this entry
APA
Russian Federation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Russian%20Federation
MLA
“Russian Federation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Russian%20Federation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Russian Federation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Russian%20Federation.
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