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Soviet Bloc

Soviet Bloc proper noun: the largely Communist countries of the eastern world, usually those in Eastern Europe and Asia aligned with the Soviet Union in the Cold War era. Precisely, the term's referent excludes the Soviet Union itself; broadly, it sometimes includes it.

Proper noun

the Soviet Bloc

  1. (historical) The largely Communist countries of the eastern world, usually those in Eastern Europe and Asia aligned with the Soviet Union in the Cold War era. Precisely, the term's referent excludes the Soviet Union itself; broadly, it sometimes includes it.
    • Holonyms: Second World < world, World
    • Meronym: Eastern Bloc (sometimes loosely synonymous)

Questions about Soviet Bloc

What does Soviet Bloc mean?
Soviet Bloc means the largely Communist countries of the eastern world, usually those in Eastern Europe and Asia aligned with the Soviet Union in the Cold War era. Precisely, the term's referent excludes the Soviet Union itself; broadly, it sometimes includes it.
What part of speech is Soviet Bloc?
Soviet Bloc is a proper noun.

Words near Soviet Bloc in the dictionary

  1. Sovetskaya Gavan
  2. Sovetskaya Gavan'
  3. Sovetsky
  4. soviet
  5. Soviet Armenia
  6. Soviet Bloc
  7. Soviet Canuckistan
  8. Soviet empire
  9. Soviet Jewnion
  10. Soviet of Nationalities
  11. Soviet of the Union

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