💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Soviet bloc"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| eastern blocnoun | (geopolitics, historical) The largely Communist countries of the eastern world, usually Eastern Europe and especially in the Cold War era. |
| eastnoun | The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°. |
| blocnoun | A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance. |
| westnoun | The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°. |
| soviet empirenoun | (historical) The Soviet Union along with the nominally independent nations in its sphere of influence. |
| cold warnoun | (historical) The period of hostility short of open war between the Soviet Bloc and the Western powers, especially the United States, between 1945 and 1991. |
| second worldnoun | Those countries aligned with the East during the Cold War, particularly in contrast to those aligned with the West (First World). |
| atlantic blocnoun | The group of countries united after WWII in mutual protection from the U.S.S.R. (eventually resulting in NATO). |
| soviet russianoun | Soviet Union |
| soviet socialist republicnoun | (historical) Any of the republics belonging to the former Soviet Union. |
| third worldnoun | (sometimes derogatory) developing countries, especially that of Africa, Asia and Latin America |
| soviet republicnoun | (historical) A republic within the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. |
| soviet unionnoun | (historical) A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries. Official name: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. |
| bolsheviknoun | (historical) A member of the Communist Party that ruled the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. |
| sovietnoun | (historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere. |
| sovietdomnoun | The Soviet realm or sphere. |
| iron curtainnoun | (historical) The dividing line between Western Europe and the Soviet-controlled regions, especially during the Cold War (1947–1991). |
| russianoun | A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia. Official name: Russian Federation. Capital and largest city: Moscow. It borders the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas. Part of the Soviet Union from 1917 through 1991. |
| former ussrnoun | (historical) A contemporary designation for the USSR, a state that existed from 1922 to 1991. |
| eurasianoun | The largest and most populous landmass on Earth, a supercontinent consisting of Europe and Asia; sometimes also including neighboring islands. |
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