Soviet en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɔvi.ət/ (Scotland)
- /ˈsoʊvi.ɛt/ (US)
- /ˈsəʊvi.ət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˈsoʊvi.ət/ (US)
- /ˈsɒvi.ət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsovi.ət/ (Scotland)
- /ˈsɒv.jət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Balto-Slavic *su- Proto-Slavic *sъ- Proto-Indo-European *weyt-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *waitas Proto-Slavic *větъ Proto-Slavic *sъvětъ Old Church Slavonic съвѣтъ (sŭvětŭ)bor. Russian сове́т (sovét)bor. English Soviet Borrowed from Russian сове́т (sovét).
Meanings
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(historical, not-comparable) Pertaining to the Soviet Union or its constituent republics.
Later, in the 1980s, western scholars found that, notwithstanding the substantial Soviet military buildup near the Chinese borders in the late 1960s, it was Beijing that initiated the clash on Zhenbao (Damanski) Island.
2005, Vitaly Kozyrev, “Soviet Policy Toward the United States and China, 1969-1979”, in William C. Kirby, Robert S. Ross, Gong Li, editors, Normalization of U.S.-China Relations: An International History, Harvard University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 258:A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow's metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it's a mistake to commemorate someone who presided over so much suffering.
2025 May 22, “Monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in Moscow metro stirs debate”, in Reuters:
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Supporting or representing the Soviet Union or Sovietism; Sovietist.
He remained more Soviet than his parents and often accused Gorbachev of having destroyed the Soviet Union on behalf of US intelligence.
1998, David D. Laitin, Identity in Formation: The Russian-Speaking Populations in the Near Abroad, page 9:Only in the GDR were the returning POWs presumed guilty; there East Germans, attempting to be "more Soviet than the Soviets," […]
2001, Robert G. Moeller, War Stories: The Search for a Usable Past in the Federal Republic of Germany, page 113:It would also be incorrect to creat a "scale of Sovietism", arguing, say, that Gildin was more Soviet than Litvakov, or that Litvakov was more Soviet than Dobrushin. Essentially, they were equally Soviet, even if they saw their Sovietism rather differently: […]
2005, Gennadij Èstrajh, In Harness: Yiddish Writers' Romance with Communism, page 61:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most Soviet | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more Soviet | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| soviet | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Sovietisation · Sovietness · Sovietesque · post-Soviet · Sovietise · pan-Soviet · Sovietophilia · pre-Soviet · Sovietization · Sovietophile · Sovietology · Sovietize · Sovietwave · Sovietdom · pan-post-Soviet · Sino-Soviet · Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Synonyms
Translations (92)
kk совет (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ba совет (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · gv Soveidjagh (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · tg советӣ (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · hy սովետական (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · sv sovjetisk (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ja ソ連の (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · my ဆိုဗီယက် (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · kk советтік (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · eo soveta (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · hu szovjet (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · prs شورَوِی (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · cmn 蘇維埃 /苏维埃 (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · fr soviétique (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ka საბჭოთა (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · az sovet (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · nl Sovjet- (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ps شوروي (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · mn зөвлөлт (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · bg съве́тски (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · bg съве́тски (supporting or representing the Soviet Union or Sovietism) · he סובייטי (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · vi xô viết (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · izh sovetskoi (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · bn সোভিয়েত (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ur سووِیَت (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · et nõukogude (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · nl Sovjetisch (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · da sovjetisk (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ky советтик (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ar سُوفْيِيتِيّ (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · kk кеңес (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · hi सोवियत (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ro sovietic (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · gl soviético (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · pl sowiecki (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · sw Kisovyeti (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ko 소비에트의 (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · vi Xô viết (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · uk радя́нський (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · be саве́цкі (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ja ソビエトの (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ja ソヴェトの (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · cmn 蘇聯的 /苏联的 (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · de sowjetisch (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · sq sovjetik (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · uz sovet (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · de Sowjet- (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · fi Neuvostoliiton (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · eo sovetia (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · th โซเวียต (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · fa-ira شُورَوی (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · lo ໂຊວຽດ (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · es soviético (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · tl Sobyet (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · vi xô-viết (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · yi סאָוועטיש (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · la sovieticus (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ky совет (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · fi neuvosto- (supporting or representing the Soviet Union or Sovietism) · sk sovietsky (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · pl radziecki (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ug سوۋېت (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · tr sovyet (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · sl sovjetski (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · km សូវៀត (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · fi neuvostolainen (supporting or representing the Soviet Union or Sovietism) · uk совє́тський (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · fi neuvostoliittolainen (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · pt soviético (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · yi סאָוועטן (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · tg шӯравӣ (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · lv padomju- (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ar سُوفْيَاتِيّ (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ar سُوفْيَاتِيّ (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · pt soviético (supporting or representing the Soviet Union or Sovietism) · fi neuvostomielinen (supporting or representing the Soviet Union or Sovietism) · cs sovětský (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · gur soviet (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · el σοβιετικός (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · sh со̀вјетскӣ (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · it sovietico (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · tk sowet (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ar سُوفْيِتِيّ (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · sh sòvjetskī (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · mt Sovjetiku (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · mk со́ветски (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ca soviètic (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ru сове́тский (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) · ru сове́тский (supporting or representing the Soviet Union or Sovietism) · fi neuvostohenkinen (supporting or representing the Soviet Union or Sovietism) · kk кеңестік (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics)