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Soviet Union

name
/ˈsɒviət ˈjuːniən/UK/ˈsoʊviət ˈjuːnjən/US

Etymology

Clipping of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Attested since October 1919 in U.S. newspapers.

Definitions

  1. A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia…

    A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and fourteen other countries. Official name: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

  2. The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

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