Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

English

Etymology

From Russian Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респу́блика (Ukraínskaja Sovétskaja Socialistíčeskaja Respúblika). Compare Ukrainian Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка (Ukrajínsʹka Radjánsʹka Socialistýčna Respúblika).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

  1. (historical) The Bolshevik state of Ukraine (1919–91), a constituent republic of the Soviet Union (1922–91), member of the United Nations since 1945.

Synonyms

  • Republic of Soviets of Ukraine, a predecessor 1917
  • Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic, official name 1919–1936
  • Ukrainian SSR, UkrSSR, UkSSR, from Russian
  • Ukrainian RSR, URSR, Ukrainian SRR, USRR, from Ukrainian

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