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.

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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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Commonwealth of Independent States

Putin met with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov and was to take part on Friday in the Commonwealth of Independent States summit, which Kyrgyzstan is hosting.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2023

The analyst note from HHS’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center said it learned from cybersecurity firm Mandiant that FIN11 likely works from somewhere within the Commonwealth of Independent States, which includes former Soviet Union countries.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

CIS is the Commonwealth of Independent States, a union of Russia, Belarus, Moldova and several Central Asian countries.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2022

On his birthday, Putin is due to attend an informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States in St Petersburg, the former imperial capital founded by Peter the Great that is his hometown.

From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2022

How will the Commonwealth of Independent States function once goals and purposes of nation-states take over those assumed in a nebulously defined commonwealth?

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai