ソビエト連邦れんぽう

also: ソヴィエトれんぽう

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Meanings

noun

Soviet Union; USSR

historical termabbreviation

Historical abbreviation for ソビエト社会主義共和国連邦. Used to refer to the former Soviet Union.

See also: ソビエト社会主義共和国連邦

ソビエト連邦れんぽうは1991年ねんに崩ほう壊かいした。
The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

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Kanji

連take along, lead, join
邦home country, country, Japan

Related words

ソビエト
ソビエト連邦 is the full official name of the country, of which ソビエト is the shortened form.

Politeness

ソ連れんplain
ソ連 is the common, everyday abbreviation for the country's name, while ソビエト連邦 is the full, formal name used in official or historical writing.

Written forms

ソビエト連邦れんぽう
Standard Japanese spelling for the Soviet Union.
ソヴィエト連邦れんぽう
Alternate spelling reflecting the Russian pronunciation; less common but still encountered.
ソヴィエトれんぽう

Etymology

From Russian 'Советский Союз' (Sovetskiy Soyuz), meaning 'Soviet Union'. The Japanese form is a direct adaptation using katakana for 'Soviet' and the kanji 連邦 (federation).