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Commonwealth Of Independent States

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Noun

1. cis, commonwealth of independent states

an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991

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Commonwealth Of Independent States

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noun
a loose organization of former Soviet republics, excluding the Baltic States, formed in 1991
. Abbreviation: CIS

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Commonwealth Of Independent States

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a loose confederation of countries that were part of the U.S.S.R.: it includes Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
abbrev. CIS

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Commonwealth Of Independent States

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Abbr. CIS
An association of former Soviet republics that was established in December 1991 by Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus to help ease the dissolution of the Soviet Union and coordinate interrepublican affairs. Most of the former Soviet republics are members.

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