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U.S.S.R.

or USSR

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

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Definition for ussr (2 of 2)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

noun

a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow. Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR
Also called Russia, Soviet Union.
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British Dictionary definitions for ussr (1 of 2)

USSR

abbreviation for (formerly)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

British Dictionary definitions for ussr (2 of 2)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

noun

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

Word Origin and History for ussr

USSR

also U.S.S.R., initialism of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, by 1926.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Culture definitions for ussr (1 of 2)

USSR

Abbreviation for Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the official name of the former Soviet Union.

Culture definitions for ussr (2 of 2)

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Official name of the former Soviet Union.

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