Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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Etymology

Calque of Russian Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик (Sojúz Sovétskix Socialistíčeskix Respúblik).

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Proper noun

the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

  1. (historical) A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries; short form Soviet Union; abbreviation USSR.

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