ברית המועצות

Hebrew

Etymology

Calque of Russian Сове́тский Сою́з (Sovétskij Sojúz).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˌbʁit (h)amo(ʔ)aˈt͡sot/

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Proper noun

בְּרִית הַמּוֹעֲצוֹת • (b'rit hamo'atsót) f

1. (historical) Soviet Union (a former transcontinental country in Europe and Asia (1922–1991), now split into Russia and fourteen other countries)

   Synonyms: ברה״מ, בריה״מ

See also

• סובייטי (sovyetí, “Soviet”)