Russian Republic
Americannoun
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a political entity declared in Russia in September 1917 by the provisional government that had established itself following the abdication of Nicholas II, but lasting less than a year.
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an unofficial name for the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
Etymology
Origin of Russian Republic
First recorded in 1900–05, as a political idea
Example Sentences
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My mom and a sister were born in the Russian Republic of Dagestan, in the Caucasus by the Caspian Sea.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2022
Some trace their arrival to early waves of immigration that immediately followed the end of World War I and Ukraine’s declaration of independence from the Russian Republic in 1918.
From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2022
On a hot July day, guards at Correctional Colony No. 5 in the Russian Republic of Mordovia came to Mr. Skripal’s cell and told him to gather his things.
From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2018
The Russian Republic of Dagestan is a region in North Caucasus, which borders Chechnya.
From Newsweek • Mar. 27, 2015
Ilyumzhinov was also the president of the Russian Republic of Kalmykia, on the northwest shores of the Caspian Sea.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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