Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Origin of CCCP
Russ, USSR from Sojuz Sovetskix Socialisti?eskix Respublik; Russian C, P = English letters S, RCCCP
CCCP 
A map of CCCP.
The definition of CCCP is as the abbreviation for the full name of the Soviet Union in Russian (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics).
An example of the CCCP is the name for the Soviet Union before 1991.
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CCCP
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Initialism
- USSR; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Usage notes
The Russian letters are not pronounced the same as the English letters of the same shape; the closest approach in English to the Russian pronunciation is SSSR.
Origin
From Russian СССР (SSSR), abbreviation of Союз Советских Социалистических Республик (Sojúz Sovétskix Socialistíčeskix Respúblik, “The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics”).
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