Tuva Autonomous Republic — /tooh veuh/ an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Asia: formerly an independent republic in Mongolia. 309,000; 65,810 sq. mi. (170,500 sq. km). Cap.: Kyzyl. Also, Tuvinian Autonomous Republic. Formerly, Tannu Tuva People s Republic … Useful english dictionary
Tuva Autonomous Republic — Tu′va Auton′omous Repub′lic [[t]ˈtu və[/t]] n. geg an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Asia: formerly an independent republic in Mongolia. 309,000; 65,810 sq. mi. (170,500 sq. km) Cap.: Kyzyl … From formal English to slang
Autonomous republics of the Soviet Union — Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics (ASSRs) of the Soviet Union were administrative units created for certain nations. The ASSRs had a status lower than the union republics of the Soviet Union, but higher than the autonomous oblasts and the… … Wikipedia
Autonomous oblasts of the Soviet Union — were administrative units created for a number of smaller nations, which were given autonomy within the republics of the Soviet Union.Azerbaijan SSR*Nagorno Karabakh AO (now Nagorno Karabakh)Byelorussian SSR*Dzierzynszczyzna (1932 1935; Polish… … Wikipedia
Republic of Karelia — Республика Карелия (Russian) Republic … Wikipedia
Tuva — For other uses, see Tuva (disambiguation). Tuva Republic Республика Тыва (Russian) Тыва Республика (Tuvan) Republic … Wikipedia
Tuva, Republic of — / Tyva An ethnic republic of the Russian Federation. Located at the geographic center of the Asian continent, Tuva shares an international frontier with Mongolia and internal borders with the Altay Republic, Khakasiya, Krasnoyarsk Krai,… … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
Tuva — /tooh veuh/, n., pl. Tuvas, (esp. collectively) Tuva for 1. 1. a member of a people living in the Tuva AR and adjacent areas. 2. the Turkic language of the Tuva people. Also, Tuvinian /tooh vin ee euhn/. * * * ▪ republic, Russia also called Tyva … Universalium
Tuva — /ˈtuvə/ (say toohvuh) noun a federal republic in southern Russia; formerly the Tuva Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in Russia within the Soviet Union. 170 500 km2. Capital: Kyzyl. Russian, Tyva. Also, Tuvinia …
Tuva Republic — geographical name autonomous republic S Russia in Asia N of Mongolia capital Kyzyl area 65,380 square miles (169,334 square kilometers), population 306,000 … New Collegiate Dictionary