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Commonwealth of Independent States

American  
[kom-uhn-welth uhv in-di-pen-duhnt steyts] / ˈkɒm ənˌwɛlθ əv ˈɪn dɪˌpɛn dənt ˈsteɪts /

noun

  1. an alliance of former Soviet republics formed in December 1991, including: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. C.I.S.

Commonwealth of Independent States British  

noun

  1.  CIS.  a loose organization of former Soviet republics, excluding the Baltic States, formed in 1991

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