Cis (Noun)
Meaning
An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The CIS emerged as a successor entity to the Soviet Union and initially included 11 of its former Soviet Socialist Republics.
- Armenia has maintained strong economic ties with other CIS countries, particularly Russia.
- In 1992, the CIS member states signed the Collective Security Treaty, a military alliance aimed at defending the borders of its member states.
- Georgia withdrew from the CIS in 2009, following a brief war with Russia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
- The CIS has played a significant role in promoting economic cooperation and integration among its member states, particularly in the areas of trade and energy.