GUS-Staaten

English translation: CIS

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German term or phrase:GUS-Staaten
English translation:CIS
Entered by: Steffen Walter

11:22 Jul 31, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Government / Politics / politics
German term or phrase: GUS-Staaten
die GUS-Staaten (ehemalige Sowjetrepubliken), fällt mir momentan nicht ein
conny
Germany
Local time: 08:58
NIS OR CIS
Explanation:
NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES
AND COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES

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Note added at 2002-07-31 11:31:38 (GMT)
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CIS COUNTRIES


CIS IS QUITE COMMON

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Note added at 2002-07-31 11:36:47 (GMT)
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CIS countries (former Soviet Union)

BELIEVE ME;
I LIVE THERE
Selected response from:

Yuri Dubrov
Russian Federation
Local time: 10:58
Grading comment
thank you for brushing up my brain
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7NIS OR CIS
Yuri Dubrov
5 +4CIS states
Elisabeth Ghysels
5GUS Countries
Antoinette-M. Sixt Ruth


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
NIS OR CIS


Explanation:
NEWLY INDEPENDENT STATES
AND COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES

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Note added at 2002-07-31 11:31:38 (GMT)
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CIS COUNTRIES


CIS IS QUITE COMMON

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Note added at 2002-07-31 11:36:47 (GMT)
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CIS countries (former Soviet Union)

BELIEVE ME;
I LIVE THERE

Yuri Dubrov
Russian Federation
Local time: 10:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
thank you for brushing up my brain

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingrid Grzeszik
3 mins

agree  LegalTrans D: CIS is the standard formula
12 mins

agree  Elvira Stoianov
42 mins

agree  Steffen Walter: CIS
1 hr

agree  Trudy Peters: CIS
1 hr

agree  Bob Kerns (X): CIS
1 hr

agree  stefana
4 days
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
CIS states


Explanation:
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Grüße,

Nikolaus


    Reference: http://www.cisstat.com/eng/cis.htm
Elisabeth Ghysels
Local time: 08:58

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingrid Grzeszik
2 mins

agree  Medic (X): Is the official abbrev. and fits best with the German (Gemeinschaft unabhängiger Staaten)
4 mins

agree  Alan Johnson
11 mins

agree  Сергей Лузан: 100 % sure.
13 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
GUS Countries


Explanation:
Go to Google and you will find the countries in question.

Antoinette-M. Sixt Ruth
Local time: 02:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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