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Желтороссия

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Russian

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Etymology

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жёлтый (žóltyj, yellow) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ Росси́я (Rossíja, Russia). The original Russian term was first used in 1905 by a journalist, Ilya Levitov, during the Russo-Japanese War.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʐɨɫtɐˈrosʲɪjə]

Proper noun

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Желторо́ссия (Želtoróssijaf inan (genitive Желторо́ссии, nominative plural Желторо́ссии, genitive plural Желторо́ссий)

  1. (historical) "Zheltorossiya" or "Yellow Russia", a historical plan in the Russian Empire to colonise northern China.

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Chinese: 黃俄 / 黄俄 (Huáng'é) (calque)