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| Bombay |
the former name of a capital city of a state in India, on the west central coast. Bombay is now called Mumbai. |
| bygone |
gone by; former; past. |
| cosmonaut |
an astronaut from Russia or the former Soviet Union. |
| mark2 |
a former unit of money in Germany and Finland. |
| Negro |
a former term for black or African American. [1/2 definitions] |
| old |
of a time past; former. [1/5 definitions] |
| past |
having happened or gone by at an earlier time; former. [2/12 definitions] |
| pension |
money paid at regular times by a former employer to a person who has retired, or by the government to a person who is not able to work. |
| Persia |
the former name of Iran. [1/2 definitions] |
| plague |
a disease that spread quickly and killed many people in former times. [1/4 definitions] |
| ruble |
the main unit of money of Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. |
| Saigon |
the former name of Ho Chi Minh City. |
| Santo Domingo |
the former name of the Dominican Republic. [1/2 definitions] |
| soviet |
(cap.) of the former Soviet Union. |
| U.S.S.R. |
an abbreviation for "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics," the official name of the former Soviet Union. |
| Zaire |
former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a nation in Central Africa. [1/2 definitions] |
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