noun
one of the states that formerly made up the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922-1991)
• Instance Hyponyms: ↑Soviet Russia, ↑Russia, ↑Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic
• Part Holonyms: ↑Soviet Union, ↑Russia, ↑Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, ↑USSR
Useful english dictionary. 2012.