Etymology

Soyuz

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Today it means: Any of a series of Soviet/Russian space capsules Full definition →

Russian Сою́з
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromСою́з
  2. English todaySoyuz

From Russian Сою́з (Sojúz), from сою́з (sojúz, “union”).

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