USSR

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UK/ˌjuː.ɛs.ɛsˈɑː/Canada, US/ˌju.ɛs.ɛsˈɑɹ/Australia, New Zealand/ˌjʉː.es.esˈɐː/Scotland/ˌjʉ.ɛs.ɛsˈaɹ/

A form of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — A former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries; short form Soviet Union; abbreviation USSR.

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Meanings

proper nounUSSR or the USSR

alternative U. S. S. R. · alternative U.S.S.R.

  1. abbreviationhistoricalinitialismInitialism of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, official name of Soviet Union: a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and 14 other countries.

    Meronyms: SSR, SFSR

    Synonyms: CCCP, SSSR, SU, Russia

  2. abbreviationinitialismuncommonInitialism of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
soviet unionsuunion of soviet socialist republics

Translations

Arabic الْاِتِّحَاد السُّوفْيَاتِيّ
  • الْاِتِّحَاد السُّوفْيَاتِيّ (al-ittiḥād as-suvyātiyy)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Basque SESB
  • SESBInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Bengali সোভিয়েত ইউনিয়ন
  • সোভিয়েত ইউনিয়ন (śōbhiẏet iuniẏon)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Bulgarian СССР
  • СССР (SSSR)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Catalan URSS
  • URSSInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Chinese Cantonese 蘇聯 /苏联
  • 蘇聯 /苏联 (sou¹ lyun⁴)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Chinese Mandarin 蘇聯 /苏联
  • 蘇聯 /苏联 (Sūlián)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Czech SSSR, USSR
  • SSSRInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • USSRInitialism or shortening of "Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic"
Danish USSR, SSSR
  • USSRInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • SSSRInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Dutch USSR
  • USSRInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Esperanto USSR
  • USSRInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Estonian NSVL
  • NSVLInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Finnish SNTL, NL
  • SNTLInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • NLInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
French URSS
  • URSSInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
German UdSSR, USSR
  • UdSSRInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • USSRInitialism or shortening of "Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic"
Greek ΕΣΣΔ
  • ΕΣΣΔ (ESSD)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Hebrew בְּרִית הַמּוֹעֲצוֹת, ברה״מ
  • בְּרִית הַמּוֹעֲצוֹת (brit ha-mu'atsot)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • ברה״מ (Br.HM)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Hindi सोवियत संघ, सोवियत यूनियन
  • सोवियत संघ (soviyat saṅgh)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • सोवियत यूनियन (soviyat yūniyan)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Hungarian SZSZKSZ
  • SZSZKSZInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Icelandic Sovétríkin
  • SovétríkinInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Indonesian Uni Soviet
  • Uni SovietInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Irish APSS
  • APSSInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Japanese ソ連
  • ソ連 (Soren)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Korean 소련, 쏘련
  • 소련 (Soryeon)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • 쏘련 (Ssoryeon)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Latvian PSRS
  • PSRSInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Lithuanian TSRS
  • TSRSInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Norwegian Sovjetunionen, USSR
  • SovjetunionenInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • USSRInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • SSSRInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Persian اتحاد شوروی
  • اتحاد شوروی (ettehâd-e šuravi)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Polish ZSRR, USRR
  • ZSRRInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • USRRInitialism or shortening of "Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic"
Portuguese URSS, RSSU
  • URSSInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • RSSUInitialism or shortening of "Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic"
Romanian URSS, УРСС
  • URSSInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • УРСС (URSS)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Russian СССР, УССР
  • СССР (SSSR)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • УССРInitialism or shortening of "Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic"
Slovak ZSSR
  • ZSSRInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Spanish URSS, RSSU
  • URSSInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • RSSUInitialism or shortening of "Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic"
Swedish USSR
  • USSRInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Thai สหภาพโซเวียต
  • สหภาพโซเวียต (sà-hà-pâap-soo-wîiat)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Turkish SSCB
  • SSCBInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Ukrainian СРСР, СССР
  • СРСР (SRSR)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • СССР (SSSR)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
  • УРСР (URSR)Initialism or shortening of "Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic"
  • УСРР (USRR)Initialism or shortening of "Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic"
Vietnamese Liên Xô
  • Liên XôInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Welsh UGSS
  • UGSSInitialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"
Yiddish פֿסס״ר
  • פֿסס״ר (fss"r)Initialism or shortening of "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with USSR

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

USSR. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/USSR

MLA

“USSR.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/USSR. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “USSR,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/USSR.

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