СССР

See also: CCCP

Russian
Флаг СССР

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɛs ɛs ɛs ˈɛr] (phonetic respelling: эс-эс-эс-э́р)
  • (non-standard but common) IPA(key): [ɛs ɛs ˈɛr] (phonetic respelling: эс-эс-э́р)

Proper noun

СССР • (SSSR) m inan (indeclinable)

  1. initialism of Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик (Sojúz Sovétskix Socialistíčeskix Respúblik, “USSR”), a country in Europe and Asia

Usage notes
  • As it is hard to pronounce, many Russians abbreviated the word to "ССР" [ɛs ɛs ˈɛr], officially also expanded into Сою́з ССР (Sojúz SSR) or more often into Сою́з (Sojúz).

Descendants
  • → Ingrian: SSSR

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

СССР ? (Latin spelling SSSR)

  1. Initialism of Савез Совјетских Социјалистичких Република (“USSR”)., a country in Europe and Asia

Tajik

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian СССР (SSSR).

Proper noun

СССР • (SSSR)

  1. USSR (a country in Europe and Asia)
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