Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

American  

[yoon-yuhn uhv soh-vee-it soh-shuh-list ri-puhb-liks] / ˈyun yən əv ˈsoʊ vi ɪt ˈsoʊ ʃə lɪst rɪˈpʌb lɪks /

noun

1. official name of the Soviet Union. USSR, U.S.S.R.

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics British  

noun

1. the official name of the former Soviet Union

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Cultural  

1. Official name of the former Soviet Union.

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Example Sentences

Communists had just taken over the country and would rename it the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

From Literature

If it was the latter, the Cold War didn’t end with the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

From Washington Times

What was left of the old Russian Empire would become known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—the USSR, or Soviet Union.

From Literature

It was to be called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

From New York Times

On the centenary of the treaty that formed the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, The Associated Press reviews the events of its rise and fall.

From Washington Times