Union-of-soviet-socialist-republics
noun
1.
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.
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
noun
1.
the official name of the former Soviet Union
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Official name of the former Soviet Union.
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