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Meaning of Soviet Union | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɒviət ˈjuːniən

Definitions

  1. A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries. Official name: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
    historical
  2. The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
    historical, informal

Equivalents

Afrikaans Sowjetunie
العربية الاتحاد السوفياتي الْاِتِّحَادُ السُّوفْيَتِيّ
Azərbaycanca Sovet İttifaqı Sovetlər Birliyi Совет Иттифагы
Беларуская Савецкі Саюз
Български Съветски съюз
বাংলা সোভিয়েত ইউনিয়ন
Bosanski Sovjetski Savez Совјетски Савез
Català Unió Soviètica
Čeština Sovětský svaz
Cymraeg Undeb Sofietaidd
Dansk Sovjetunionen
Deutsch Sowjetunion
Ελληνικά Σοβιετική Ένωση
Esperanto Sovetunio
Español Unión Soviética
Eesti Nõukogude Liit
Suomi neukku Neuvostoliitto
Français Union Soviétique
Galego Unión Soviética
עברית בְּרִית הַמּוֹעֲצוֹת
हिन्दी सोवियत यूनियन सोवियत संघ
Hrvatski Sovjetski Savez Совјетски Савез
Magyar Szovjetunió
Հայերեն Խորհրդային Միություն Սովետական Միություն
Bahasa Indonesia negeri beruang merah Uni Soviet
Íslenska Sovétríkin
Italiano Unione Sovietica
日本語 ソヴエト連邦 ソビエト連邦 ソ連 蘇 赤露
ქართული საბჭოთა კავშირი
Қазақша Кеңес Одағы
ខ្មែរ សហភាពសូវៀត
ಕನ್ನಡ ಸೊವಿಯೆಟ್ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟ
한국어 소련 소비에트 연방 쏘련 쏘비에트 련방
Lietuvių Tarybų Sąjunga
Latviešu Padomju Savienība
Македонски Советски Сојуз
Монгол Зөвлөлт Холбооны Улс Зөвлөлт Холбоот Улс
Bahasa Melayu Kesatuan Soviet
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဆိုဗီယက်ယူနီယန်
Nederlands radenbond Sovjet-Unie
Polski Związek Radziecki
Português União Soviética
Română Uniunea Sovietică
Русский Советский Союз
Slovenčina Sovietsky zväz
Српски Sovjetski Savez Совјетски Савез
Svenska Sovjet Sovjetunionen
Kiswahili Muungano wa Sovieti
Тоҷикӣ Иттиҳоди Шӯравӣ
ไทย สหภาพโซเวียต
Tagalog Unyong Sobyet
Türkçe Sovyetler Birliği
Українська Радянський Союз
Oʻzbekcha Sovet Ittifoqi
Tiếng Việt Liên bang Xô viết Liên Xô

Examples

“Hence the famous February 9th 1946 speech at the Bolshoi Theatre, where Stalin announced that the Soviet Union was returning to its pre-war emphasis on industrialization, war-preparedness, and the inevitability of conflict between capitalism and Communism, and made explicit what was already obvious, that henceforth the Soviet Union would cooperate with the West only when it suited her.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Sovietdom Sovietisation Sovietism Sovietist Sovietization Sovietize

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