English Explanatory Dictionary

pan-post-Soviet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Spanning all or most of the region which was once part of the Soviet Union, especially in reference to the post-Soviet countries (countries which were once part of the Soviet Union).

Pronunciation

/ˌpæn(ˌ)pəʊstˈsəʊvi.ət/ /ˌpæn(ˌ)pəʊstˈsɒvi.ət/ /ˌpæn(ˌ)pəʊstˈsɒv.jət/ /ˌpæn(ˌ)poʊstˈsoʊvi.ət/ /ˌpæn(ˌ)poʊstˈsoʊvi.ɛt/

Word forms

pan-post-Soviet

Etymology

From pan- + post-Soviet (“relating to former members of the Soviet Union”), as an extension of pan-Soviet (“spanning the Soviet Union”) by analogy.

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