ソビエト

Japanese

Alternative spelling
蘇維埃

Alternative forms

• ソヴィエト (sovieto)
• ソヴェト (soveto)

Etymology

From Russian сове́т (sovét).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ソビ​エト [sòbíꜜètò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [so̞bʲie̞to̞]

Noun

ソビエト • (sobieto) 

1. (historical) soviet (a form of government in Russia and the ex-USSR since 1905)

Proper noun

ソビエト • (Sobieto) 

1. Short for ソビエト社会主義共和国連邦 (Sobieto Shakai Shugi Kyōwakoku Renpō, “Union of Soviet Socialist Republics”).