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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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

noun

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


Union of Soviet Socialist Republics British  

noun

  1. the official name of the former Soviet Union

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Cultural  
  1. Official name of the former Soviet Union.


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

From Washington Times ● May 2, 2023

"CCCP" is daubed on a closed shop front - the Cyrillic letters for USSR, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2022

It was not his intention to liquidate the Soviet empire, but within five years of coming to power he had presided over the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022

On Dec. 25, the formal end of the Soviet empire was sealed when he resigned as president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2022

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

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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