Soviet Union

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Soviet Union
    n 1: 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 [syn:
         {Soviet Union}, {Russia}, {Union of Soviet Socialist
         Republics}, {USSR}]
    

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