Soviet Union
词源说明
Clipping of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Attested since October 1919 in U.S. newspapers.
释义（英文）
专有名词 Proper noun
- (historical) A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and fourteen other countries. Official name: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
- (informal, historical, synecdochic) The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.