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Soviet Reunion

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of Soviet Union +‎ reunion

Proper noun

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the Soviet Reunion

  1. (rare, chiefly humorous) The hypothetical reestablishment of the Soviet Union.
    • 1999, Charles-Philippe David and Jacques Lévesque, editors, The Future of NATO: Enlargement, Russia, and European Security, →ISBN, page 45:
      For those in the Duma who wish to focus the country's energies on building a strong military in a strong state and who press for Soviet Reunion, however, enlargement can be a welcome ally.
    • 2008, M. C. King, Hannah Montana #11: Sweet Revenge, →ISBN, page 51:
      “And that’s just America. There’s Canada and Europe and the Soviet Reunion—” The Soviet Reunion? Miley thought. Boy, someone wasn’t paying attention during Mr. Lambert’s history class.
    • 2008 December 16, Nina Khrushcheva, “Putin not so funny without Bush”, in Brisbane Times[1]:
      Indeed, the Georgian war antagonised not only the West, but also China, which has a vital strategic interest in maintaining the post-Cold War geo-strategic settlement. China, after all, has no desire to see a "Soviet Reunion" on its border.