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Russian Federation

American  
[ruhsh-uhn fed-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˈrʌʃ ən ˌfɛd əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the official name of Russia. RF

  2. an unofficial name for the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

Russian Federation British  

noun

  1. See Russia

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Etymology

Origin of Russian Federation

First recorded in 1880–90 as a theoretical entity

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