USSR

USSR

abbr.

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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USSR (formerly)

abbreviation for

(Placename) Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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U.S.S.R. or USSR,

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

USSR - a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991 Russia, Soviet Union, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics February Revolution, Russian Revolution - the revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917 October Revolution, Russian Revolution - the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922 Russian - the Slavic language that is the official language of Russia razbliuto - the sentimental feeling you have about someone you once loved but no longer do pirogi, piroshki, pirozhki - small fruit or meat turnover baked or fried kvass - fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley kolkhoz - a collective farm owned by the communist state Soviet Socialist Republic - one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991) Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, Soviet Russia, Russia - formerly the largest Soviet Socialist Republic in the USSR occupying eastern Europe and northern Asia Caspian, Caspian Sea - a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world Eurasia - the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia steppe - extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia) tovarich, tovarisch - a comrade (especially in Russian communism) Isaac Stern, Stern - United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920) balagan - a word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian); "it was utter and complete balagan!" svoboda - (Russia) freedom

Translations

USSR N ABBR =Union of Soviet Socialist Republics → URSS f
in the USSR → en la URSS, en la Unión Soviética

USSR [ˌjuːɛsɛsˈɑː^r] n abbr (formerly) (=Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) → URSS f

USSR abbr of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics → UdSSR f

USSR [ˌjuːɛsɛsˈɑːʳ] n abbr =Union of Soviet Socialist Republics → U.R.S.S. f