Soviet Bloc

proper noun

The largely Communist countries of the eastern world, usually those in Eastern Europe and Asia aligned with the Soviet Union in the Cold War era. Precisely, the term's referent excludes the Soviet Union itself; broadly, it sometimes includes it.

“Holonyms: Second World < world, World”

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Meanings

proper nounthe Soviet Bloc
  1. historicalThe largely Communist countries of the eastern world, usually those in Eastern Europe and Asia aligned with the Soviet Union in the Cold War era. Precisely, the term's referent excludes the Soviet Union itself; broadly, it sometimes includes it.

    Holonyms: Second World < world, World

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    Meronym: Eastern Bloc (sometimes loosely synonymous)

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

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

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