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Russian Empire

[ ruhsh-uhn em-pahyuhr ]

noun

  1. an empire proclaimed in 1721 by Peter I, extending across Eurasia and lasting until the February Revolution of 1917.


Russian Empire

noun

  1. the tsarist empire in Asia and E Europe, overthrown by the Russian Revolution of 1917
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Russian Empire1

First recorded in 1620–30
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Example Sentences

So, Russians appear to be possessed by their desire to pull together all the lands held by the Russian Empire a hundred years ago.

Zaporozhian Cossack autonomy declined as the Russian Empire grew in power and reach, imposing its might over the Tatars.

It is a function of their myopic passion that they think of the Russian Empire as a pawn in their game.

The powers had expressed the fear that a greater Bulgaria would gradually become part of the Russian Empire.

We have sufficiently proved that Germany has been a formidable factor in the whole past history of the Russian Empire.

The reader may think of the sad position of the Jews within the Russian Empire.

The Russian Empire has eleven different nations, speaking even more different languages, on its western and southern frontiers.

The Siberian frontier develops much the same type on the eastern edge of the Russian Empire.

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