🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

소련

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Soryeon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Union Sovietica/uˈnjon-soˈβjetika/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"소련은 냉전 동안 중요한 세계 강국이었습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A former federation of communist republics in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, established in 1922 and dissolved in 1991.

    "The Union Sovietica was a major global power during the Cold War."
  2. 2

    A political and economic union of multiple socialist states under a centralized government.

    "Many countries looked to the Union Sovietica as a model for socialist governance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'Union Sovietica' originates from the Russian 'Советский Союз' (Sovetskiy Soyuz), which translates to 'Soviet Union'. It emerged in the early 20th century following the Russian Revolution of 1917, representing a federation of socialist republics that existed until its dissolution in 1991.

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