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former USSR

former USSR proper noun: a contemporary designation for the USSR, a state that existed from 1922 to 1991.

Proper noun

the former USSR

  1. (historical) A contemporary designation for the USSR, a state that existed from 1922 to 1991.

Synonyms of former USSR

Questions about former USSR

What does former USSR mean?
Former USSR means a contemporary designation for the USSR, a state that existed from 1922 to 1991.
What part of speech is former USSR?
Former USSR is a proper noun.

Words near former USSR in the dictionary

  1. Formentera
  2. formentioned
  3. former
  4. former Soviet Union
  5. former times
  6. former USSR
  7. former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
  8. formeret
  9. formerets
  10. formerly
  11. formerly known as

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