Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

russian federation

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: rus-sian fed-er-a-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Official name of Russia: a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."

Etymology

Calque of Russian Росси́йская Федера́ция (Rossíjskaja Federácija).

Inflected Forms

the Russian Federation (canonical)

Synonyms

RF

Questions

What does russian federation mean?: Official name of Russia: a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia.
Where does russian federation come from?: Calque of Russian Росси́йская Федера́ция (Rossíjskaja Federácija).

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