union of soviet socialist republics

1. 1.

   a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

   SynonymsSoviet UnionRussiaUSSR

   Broadercountry

   Part ofEurasia

   PartsSoviet Socialist RepublicSoviet RussiaCaspian

Questions about union of soviet socialist republics

What does union of soviet socialist republics mean?

union of soviet socialist republics means "a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991".

What is another word for union of soviet socialist republics?

Close synonyms include Soviet Union, Russia, USSR. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is union of soviet socialist republics a common word?

union of soviet socialist republics is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.