"TASS" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Russian ТАСС (TASS), acronym of Телеграфное аге́нтство Советского Союза (Telegrafnoje agéntstvo Sovetskovo Sojuza). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ru|ТАСС}} Russian ТАСС (TASS) Head templates: {{en-prop}} TASS
  1. (historical) Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union Tags: historical Categories (place): Russia, Soviet Union Derived forms: ITAR-TASS (alt: ИТАР-ТАСС) Coordinate_terms: ITAR (alt: ИТАР)
    Sense id: en-TASS-en-name-2ksOsKOE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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