COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES

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	Definition:	[n] 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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	Synonyms:	CIS

	See Also:	Armenia, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Republic, Azerbajdzhan, Azerbajdzhan Republic, Belarus, Belorussia, Byelarus, Byelorussia, Georgia, Hayastan, international organisation, international organization, Kazak, Kazakh, Kazakhstan, Kazakstan, Kirghiz, Kirghizia, Kirghizstan, Kirgiz, Kirgizia, Kirgizstan, Kyrgystan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldavia, Moldova, Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldava, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Russia, Russian Federation, Sakartvelo, Tadjik, Tadzhik, Tadzhikistan, Tajik, Tajikistan, Turkmen, Turkmenia, Turkmenistan, Turkomen, Ukraine, Ukrayina, Uzbek, Uzbekistan, White Russia, world organisation, world organization