English > Commonwealth of Independent States: 1 sense > noun 1, group| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | CIS |
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| Members | Armenia, Republic of Armenia, Hayastan | A landlocked republic in southwestern Asia |
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| Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Republic, Azerbajdzhan, Azerbajdzhan Republic | A landlocked republic in southwestern Asia |
| Belarus, Republic of Belarus, Byelarus, Byelorussia, Belorussia, White Russia | A landlocked republic in eastern Europe |
| Georgia, Sakartvelo | A republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains |
| Kazakhstan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakstan, Kazakh, Kazak | A landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea |
| Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirgiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan | A landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China |
| Moldova, Republic of Moldova, Moldavia | A landlocked republic in eastern Europe |
| Russia, Russian Federation | A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia |
| Tajikistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Tadzhikistan, Tadzhik, Tadjik, Tajik | A landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan |
| Turkmenistan, Turkomen, Turkmen, Turkmenia | A republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran |
| Ukraine, Ukrayina | A republic in southeastern Europe |
| Uzbekistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek | A landlocked republic in west central Asia |
| Broader | world organization, world organisation, international organization, international organisation, global organization | An international alliance involving many different countries |
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| Spanish | CEI, Comunidad de Estados Independientes |
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| Catalan | Cis |
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