Soyuz

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/ˈsɔɪjuːz//ˈsɔːjuːz/

noun

Any of a series of Soviet/Russian space capsules

OriginRussian Сою́з →
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Meanings

nounSoyuz (plural Soyuzes)

plural Soyuzes

  1. Any of a series of Soviet, later Russian spacecraft.
    1. Any of a series of Soviet/Russian space capsules
    2. Any of a series of Soviet/Russian space launch rockets

Origin

  1. RussianСою́з
  2. EnglishSoyuz

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

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Translations

Arabic سُويُوز
  • سُويُوز (suyūz)a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Bulgarian Сою́з
  • Сою́з (Sojúz)a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Chinese Mandarin 聯盟號 /联盟号
  • 聯盟號 /联盟号 (Liánméng hào)a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Czech Sojuz
  • Sojuza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Finnish Sojuz
  • Sojuza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
French Soyouz
  • Soyouza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
German Sojus
  • Sojusa Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Greek Σογιούζ
  • Σογιούζ (Sogioúz)a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Hebrew סויוז
  • סויוז (soyuz)a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Hindi सोयुज़, सोयूज़
  • सोयुज़ (soyuz)a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
  • सोयूज़ (soyūz)a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Hungarian Szojuz
  • Szojuza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Indonesian Soyuz
  • Soyuza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Japanese ソユーズ
  • ソユーズ (Soyūzu)a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Korean 소유스
  • 소유스 (Soyuseu)a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Latvian Sojuz
  • Sojuza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Lithuanian Sojuz
  • Sojuza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Malay Soyuz
  • Soyuza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Persian سایوز
  • سایوز (sâyuz)a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Polish Sojuz
  • Sojuza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Portuguese Soyuz
  • Soyuza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Romanian Soiuz
  • Soiuza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Russian Сою́з
  • Сою́з (Sojúz)a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Slovak Sojuz
  • Sojuza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Spanish Soyuz
  • Soyuza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Turkish Soyuz
  • Soyuza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Ukrainian Сою́з
  • Сою́з (Sojúz)a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Urdu سویوز
  • سویوز (soyūz)a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Vietnamese Soyuz
  • Soyuza Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Cite this entry
APA

Soyuz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soyuz

MLA

“Soyuz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soyuz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Soyuz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soyuz.

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