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