Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

all-union

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
al-l-u-nion
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Denoting a scope that included all of the Soviet Union rather than only one or several Republics of the Soviet Union.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of Russian всесоюзный (vsesojuznyj): the conventionally standard English translation.

Phrases

All India Pan-American pan-Indian

Frequently Paired Words

All India countrywide European federal national nationwide Pan-American pan-Indian

Synonyms

Union Soviet

Questions

What does all-union mean?
Denoting a scope that included all of the Soviet Union rather than only one or several Republics of the Soviet Union.
Where does all-union come from?
Calque of Russian всесоюзный (vsesojuznyj): the conventionally standard English translation.

How to pronounce all-union

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