Eastern Bloc

proper noun

The largely Communist countries of the eastern world, usually Eastern Europe and especially in the Cold War era.

“Holonyms: Soviet Bloc (sometimes loosely synonymous) < Second World < world, World”

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Meanings

proper nounthe Eastern Bloc
  1. historicalgeopoliticsThe largely Communist countries of the eastern world, usually Eastern Europe and especially in the Cold War era.

    Holonyms: Soviet Bloc (sometimes loosely synonymous) < Second World < world, World

Translations

Arabic اَلْكُتْلَة الشَّرْقِيَّة
  • اَلْكُتْلَة الشَّرْقِيَّة (al-kutla š-šarqiyya)the communist countries of the eastern world
Chinese Mandarin 東方集團 /东方集团
  • 東方集團 /东方集团 (Dōngfāng Jítuán)the communist countries of the eastern world
Czech východní blok
  • východní blokthe communist countries of the eastern world
Danish østblok
  • østblokthe communist countries of the eastern world
Dutch Oostblok
  • Oostblokthe communist countries of the eastern world
Finnish itäblokki
  • itäblokkithe communist countries of the eastern world
French pays de l'Est, bloc de l'Est
  • pays de l'Estthe communist countries of the eastern world
  • bloc de l'Estthe communist countries of the eastern world
German Ostblock
  • Ostblockthe communist countries of the eastern world
Greek Ανατολικό μπλοκ
  • Ανατολικό μπλοκ (Anatolikó blok)the communist countries of the eastern world
Japanese 東側諸国
  • 東側諸国 (Higashi-gawa shokoku)the communist countries of the eastern world
Korean 동구권
  • 동구권 (donggugwon)the communist countries of the eastern world
Polish blok wschodni
  • blok wschodnithe communist countries of the eastern world
Romanian Blocul Răsăritean, Lagărul Socialist
  • Blocul Răsăriteanthe communist countries of the eastern world
  • Lagărul Socialistthe communist countries of the eastern world
  • Blocul Comunistthe communist countries of the eastern world
Russian Восто́чный блок, Социалисти́ческий ла́герь
  • Восто́чный блок (Vostóčnyj blok)the communist countries of the eastern world
  • Социалисти́ческий ла́герь (Socialistíčeskij lágerʹ)the communist countries of the eastern world
Swedish östblocket
  • östblocketthe communist countries of the eastern world
Vietnamese Khối phía Đông
  • Khối phía Đôngthe communist countries of the eastern world
Cite this entry
APA

Eastern Bloc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastern%20Bloc

MLA

“Eastern Bloc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastern%20Bloc. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eastern Bloc,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastern%20Bloc.

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