Phrase guide

Soviet republic

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A republic within the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Soviet Socialist Republic, SSR

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Partial calque of Russian сове́тская респу́блика (sovétskaja respúblika, literally “Sovietic republic”).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: sovet respublikası — republic
  • Azerbaijani: şura cümhuriyyəti — republic
  • Dutch: radenrepubliek — republic
  • German: Sowjetrepublik — republic
  • Hindi: सोवियत गणराज्य (soviyat gaṇrājya) — republic
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sovjetrepublikk — republic
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sovjetrepublikk — republic
  • Polish: socjalistyczna republika radziecka — republic
  • Polish: republika radziecka — republic
  • Polish: socjalistyczna republika sowiecka — republic
  • Polish: republika sowiecka — republic
  • Russian: сове́тская респу́блика (sovétskaja respúblika) — republic
  • Spanish: república soviética — republic
  • Swedish: rådsrepublik — republic
  • Swedish: sovjetrepublik — republic