pan-post-soviet
/ˌpæn(ˌ)poʊstˈsoʊvi.ət/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
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).
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌpæn(ˌ)poʊstˈsoʊvi.ət/
- British English: /ˌpæn(ˌ)pəʊstˈsəʊvi.ət/