Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 蘇聯 (USSR) Hanja form (so), the abbreviation of 소비에트 (sobieteu) or orthographic borrowing from Chinese 蘇維埃苏维埃 (sūwéi'āi) and (yeon), short for 연방 (yeonbang) meaning "union", "federation", or "commonwealth".

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Soryeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Solyeon
McCune–Reischauer?Soryŏn
Yale Romanization?solyen

Proper noun

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South Korean
Standard Language
소련(蘇聯) (Soryeon)
North Korean
Standard Language
쏘련(蘇聯) (Ssoryeon)

소련 (Soryeon) (hanja 蘇聯)

  1. (South Korea) Soviet Union (a former country in Eastern Europe and Asia, existing from 1922 to 1991)
    Synonyms: 소비에트 연방 (Sobieteu yeonbang), 소비에트 사회주의 공화국 연방 (Sobieteu sahoejuui gonghwaguk yeonbang)

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