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 Translation for 'Soviet Union' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   the Soviet Union | -
SYNO Russia | Soviet Union | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | ...
landaf.saga
Sovétríkin {hv.ft}
Soviet Union <SU> <.su>
landaf.saga
Ráðstjórnarríkin {hv.ft} [Sovétríkin] [sjaldan notað]
Soviet Union <SU> <.su>
Partial Matches
sovéskur {adj}Soviet
félag {hv}union
stéttarfélagsgjald {hv}union dues {pl}
stærðf.tölfr.
sammengi {hv}
union <U>
verkamannafélag {hv}workers' union
stjórn.
tollabandalag {hv}
customs union
myntbandalag {hv}monetary union
myntbandalag {hv}currency union
mennt.
nemendafélag {hv}
students' union
hagkerfi
efnahagsbandalag {hv}
economic union
stéttarfélag {hv}trade union <TU>
stjórn.
þjóðabandalag {hv}
union of nations
stéttarfélag {hv}labor union [Am.]
verkalýðsfélag {hv}trade union <TU>
verkalýðsfélag {hv}labor union [Am.]
mennt.
nemendafélag {hv}
student union [organization]
verkalýðsforysta {kv}trade union leadership
verkalýðsforkólfur {k}trade union leader
verkalýðsforingi {k}trade union leader
verkalýðsfélag {hv}labour union [Br.]
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Usage Examples English
  • He still managed to graduate, and from 1951 to 1952 studied Arabic at the Oriental Institute in Moscow, a branch of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union.
  • This follows the practice established in the USSR where cosmonauts were usually awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
  • Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, it is the originating firearm of the Kalashnikov (or "AK") family of rifles.
  • Orwell initially encountered difficulty getting the manuscript published, largely due to fears that the book might upset the alliance between Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union.
  • However, in February 1958, the United States proposed that the Antarctic investigations should be extended for another year, and the Soviet Union reported that it would maintain its scientific bases until the studies being carried out had been completed.

  • The dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 brought an end to the Cold War and created the opportunity for bilateral relations with the New Independent States (NIS) as they began a political and economic transformation.
  • During World War II, Azerbaijan played a crucial role in the strategic energy policy of Soviet Union.
  • Some reports have described Baku's air as the most polluted in the former Soviet Union, and other industrial centers suffer similar problems.
  • As a distinguished writer sympathizing with the cause of communism, he was invited to speak at Maxim Gorky's funeral and to tour the Soviet Union as a guest of the Soviet Union of Writers.
  • After the incorporation of all Caucasian territories from Iran into Russia, the new border between the two was set at the Aras River, which, upon the Soviet Union's disintegration, subsequently became part of the border between Iran and the Azerbaijan Republic.

  • In the aftermath of World War II and the defeat of the Axis Powers, the country became initially a satellite state of the Soviet Union, and Enver Hoxha emerged as the leader of the newly established People's Republic of Albania.
  • Camus was politically active; he was part of the left that opposed Joseph Stalin and the Soviet Union because of their totalitarianism.
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