Великороссия

Calque of Ancient Greek Μεγάλη Ῥωσσίᾱ (Megálē Rhōssíā), attested since 1347. This term was coined by the Patriarch of Constantinople to differentiate it from "Little Russia" (Μικρὰ Ῥωσσίᾱ). Can be analysed as вели́кий (velíkij, “greater”) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ Ро́ссия (Róssija, “Rus, Russia”).

• IPA^(key): [vʲɪlʲɪkɐˈrosʲːɪjə]

Великоро́ссия • (Velikoróssija) f inan (genitive Великоро́ссии, relational adjective великоросси́йский)

1. (historical) Great Russia (the territories of "Russia proper", the land that formed the core of Muscovy and, later, Russia)

   Synonym: Вели́кая Русь (Velíkaja Rusʹ)

• Белору́ссия (Belorússija, “White Russia, Belarus”)
• Малоро́ссия (Maloróssija, “Little Russia, Ukraine under Tsarist rule”)

• великоруссы (velikorussy)