DictionaryCom'monwealth of In'dependent States'an alliance of former Soviet republics formed in December 1991, including: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Abbr.: C.I.S. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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