Commonwealth of Independent States

[kom-uhn-welth uhv in-di-pen-duhnt steyts]

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

The starting line-up reflects the political and economic alliances of which Russia is part, like the Brics group of nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

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Surovikin was appointed air defense coordinator for the Commonwealth of Independent States, an alliance of former Soviet nations.

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Unconfirmed reports this month said Surovikin had been appointed head of the air defence committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which groups Russia and eight other former Soviet states.

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In 2021, the Health and Human Services Department published an analyst’s note linking Cl0p to a cyber threat group believed to operating from somewhere within the Commonwealth of Independent States, including former Soviet Union countries.

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The other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, made up of former Soviet republics, will now fall under the supervision of Huawei's office in Bahrain.

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