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FORMER SOVIET UNION [1 record]

Record 1 2022-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
  • Political Geography and Geopolitics
OBS

A group of 15 countries [consisting] of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, [and] Uzbekistan.

OBS

USSR; U.S.S.R.: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
  • Géographie politique et géopolitique
OBS

Les 15 républiques qui faisaient partie de l'Union soviétique, avant sa dissolution : Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Biélorussie, Estonie, Géorgie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Lettonie, Lituanie, Moldavie, Ouzbékistan, Russie, Tadjikistan, Turkménistan [et] Ukraine.

OBS

URSS : Union des républiques socialistes soviétiques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
  • Geografía política y geopolítica
OBS

ex Unión Soviética; ex-URSS: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda no usar el prefijo ex- antepuesto a un topónimo. Por tanto, se desaconsejan formas como "ex Unión Soviética" o "ex-URSS".

OBS

URSS: Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas.

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