🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ソビエト連邦

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Sobieto Renpō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Soviet Union/ˈsoʊ.vi.ət ˈjuː.njən/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"ソビエト連邦は1991年に崩壊した。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A former socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991, comprising 15 Soviet republics.

    "The Soviet Union played a decisive role in defeating Nazi Germany during World War II."
  2. 2

    Used historically to refer to the governing political entity and dominant superpower that opposed the United States during the Cold War.

    "Relations between the United States and the Soviet Union thawed during the late 1980s."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term derives from 'Soviet', originating from the Russian word 'soviet' meaning 'council' or 'assembly', referring to the workers' councils that formed the basis of the state. Combined with 'Union' from Latin 'unio', it became the official English designation for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), established in 1922 and dissolved in 1991.

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