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Soviet.

A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsəʊvi.ət/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɒvi.ət/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɒv.jət/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsoʊvi.ət/US

  1. A citizen of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of soviet (“workers' council”).

    alt-of
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Balto-Slavic *su- Proto-Slavic *sъ- Proto-Indo-European *weyt-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *waitas Proto-Slavic *větъ Proto-Slavic *sъvětъ Old Church Slavonic съвѣтъ (sŭvětŭ)bor. Russian сове́т (sovét)bor. English Soviet Borrowed from Russian сове́т (sovét).

adj/ˈsəʊvi.ət/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɒvi.ət/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɒv.jət/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsoʊvi.ət/US

  1. Pertaining to the Soviet Union or its constituent republics.

    historical · not-comparable

  2. Supporting or representing the Soviet Union or Sovietism; Sovietist.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Balto-Slavic *su- Proto-Slavic *sъ- Proto-Indo-European *weyt-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *waitas Proto-Slavic *větъ Proto-Slavic *sъvětъ Old Church Slavonic съвѣтъ (sŭvětŭ)bor. Russian сове́т (sovét)bor. English Soviet Borrowed from Russian сове́т (sovét).

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