Former powerhouse in the FIBA Basketball World Cup Crossword Clue

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Former powerhouse in the FIBA Basketball World Cup Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

POWERHOUSE (noun)
1. a highly energetic and indefatigable person
2. an electrical generating station
BASKETBALL (noun)
1. a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
2. an inflated ball used in playing basketball

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