English Explanatory Dictionary

Soviet Bloc

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The largely Communist countries of the eastern world, usually those in Eastern Europe and Asia aligned with the Soviet Union in the Cold War era. Precisely, the term's referent excludes the Soviet Union itself; broadly, it sometimes includes it.

Word forms

Soviet Bloc the Soviet Bloc

Related words

Western Bloc First World Russia Russian Federation
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