noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈsɔɪjuːz/
/ˈsɔːjuːz/
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CMU ARPABET:S OY1 AH0 Z
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CMU ARPABET 2:S OY1 UW2 Z
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noun
Meaning 1
Any of a series of Soviet, later Russian spacecraft.
Any of a series of Soviet/Russian space capsules
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
Any of a series of Soviet, later Russian spacecraft.
Any of a series of Soviet/Russian space launch rockets
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Russian Сою́з (Sojúz), from сою́з (sojúz, “union”).
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سُويُوز
(suyūz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Armenian:
Սոիուզ
(Soiuz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Belarusian:
Саю́з
(Sajúz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Bulgarian:
Сою́з
(Sojúz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Chinese Mandarin:
聯盟號 /联盟号
(Liánméng hào)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Czech:
Sojuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Finnish:
Sojuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
French:
Soyouz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Georgian:
სოიუზი
(soiuzi)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
German:
Sojus
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Greek:
Σογιούζ
(Sogioúz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Hebrew:
סויוז
(soyuz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Hindi:
सोयुज़
(soyuz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Hindi:
सोयूज़
(soyūz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Hungarian:
Szojuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Indonesian:
Soyuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Japanese:
ソユーズ
(Soyūzu)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Kazakh:
Союз
(Soüz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Korean:
소유스
(Soyuseu)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Kyrgyz:
Союз
(Soyuz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Latvian:
Sojuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Lithuanian:
Sojuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Macedonian:
Сојуз
(Sojuz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Malay:
Soyuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Mongolian:
Союз
(Sojüz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Persian:
سایوز
(sâyuz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Polish:
Sojuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Portuguese:
Soyuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Romanian:
Soiuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Russian:
Сою́з
(Sojúz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Serbo-Croatian:
Сојуз
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Serbo-Croatian:
Sojuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Slovak:
Sojuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Slovene:
Sojuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Spanish:
Soyuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Tajik:
Союз
(Soyuz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Turkish:
Soyuz
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
Ukrainian:
Сою́з
(Sojúz)
— a Soviet/Russian spacecraft
