russia : Idioms & Phrases
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asian russia
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noun the Russia that is part of Asia
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european russia
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noun the part of Russia that is part of Europe
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Russia iron
- a kind of sheet iron made in Russia, having a lustrous blue-black surface.
Webster 1913
Russia leather
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noun a smooth leather tanned with willow, birch, or oak, and scented on the flesh side with birch oil
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- a soft kind of leather, made originally in Russia but now elsewhere, having a peculiar odor from being impregnated with an oil obtained from birch bark. It is much used in bookbinding, on account of its not being subject to mold, and being proof against insects.
Webster 1913
Russia matting
- matting manufactured in Russia from the inner bark of the linden (
Tilia Europæa ).
Webster 1913
soviet russia
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noun formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia
Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic; Russia.
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white russia
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noun a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet
Belarus; Byelarus; Republic of Belarus; Belorussia; Byelorussia.
