SOVIET


Meaning of SOVIET in English

/ ˈsəʊviət; ˈsɒv-; NAmE ˈsoʊviet; ˈsɑːv-/ noun

1.

[ C ] an elected local, district or national council in the former USSR

2.

the Soviets [ pl. ] ( especially NAmE ) the people of the former USSR

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from Russian sovet council.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.