commonwealth of independent states
noun
Simple meaning
An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union before its dissolution in Dec 1991.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɑmənwɛlˈθʌvɪndɪˈpɛndəntsˈteɪts
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Definition
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noun
An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
An alliance and confederation of nine former Soviet republics: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan formed as a successor to the Soviet Union.
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This meaning: An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
Used this way, commonwealth of independent states is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
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- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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