post-Soviet

poʊst ˈsoʊviˌɛt

Definition

Definition of post-Soviet - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

former Soviet countriesdescribing countries formerly part of the Soviet Union

Post-Soviet states have diverse political systems.

after Soviet Unionrelating to the period after the Soviet Union's dissolution

The post-Soviet era brought significant changes to Eastern Europe.

post-communist

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Origin of post-Soviet

English, post- (after) + Soviet (relating to Soviet Union)

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Big Five

world powers

the US, Britain, Soviet Union, China, and France post-WWII

Cold War

history

period of tension between Soviet Union and US post-WWII

Examples of post-Soviet in a sentence

The post-Soviet era brought significant changes.
The post-Soviet landscape is still marked by economic challenges.
Post-Soviet states have diverse political systems.

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French:post-soviétique, après-soviétique, ...
German:post-sowjetisch, ...
Italian:ex-sovietico, post sovietico, ...
Spanish:exsoviético, post-soviético, ...
Portuguese:pós-soviético, pós-União Soviética, ...
Chinese:前苏联国家, 后苏联, ...
Japanese:旧ソ連, ソビエト後, ...
Arabic:ما بَعْدَ السُّوفْيِيتِيّ, ما بعد الاتحاد السوفيتي, ...
Hebrew:פּוֹסְט-סוֹבְיֶיטִי, פּוֹסְט-סוֹבְיֶטִי, ...
Russian:постсоветский, послесоветский, ...
Ukrainian:пострадянські, пострадянський, ...
Hindi:पूर्व सोवियत, सोवियत के बाद का, ...
Bengali:সোভিয়েত-পরবর্তী, ...
Catalan:postsoviètic, ...
Czech:postsovětský, posovětský, ...
Danish:post-sovjetisk, postsovjetisk, ...
Dutch:post-Sovjetstaten, post-Sovjet, ...
Greek:μετασοβιετικός, ...
Hungarian:posztszovjet, Szovjetunió utáni, ...
Khmer:ក្រោយសហភាពសូវៀត, សម័យក្រោយការរំលាយសហភាពសូវៀត, ...
Korean:구소련 국가들, 포스트소비에트, ...
Persian:پساشوروی, مربوط به دورهٔ پس از فروپاشی اتحاد شوروی, ...
Polish:kraje byłego ZSRR, postradziecki, ...
Portuguese (BR):pós-soviético, pós-União Soviética, ...
Romanian:state post-sovietice, post-sovietic, ...
Swedish:före detta sovjetiska, efter Sovjetunionen, ...
Thai:หลังโซเวียต, หลังสหภาพโซเวียต, ...
Turkish:eski Sovyet, Sovyetler Birliği sonrası, ...
Vietnamese:hậu Xô Viết, thuộc thời kỳ hậu Xô Viết, ...

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