Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

captive nation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables: cap-tive -na-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A country under the control of a Communist regime (especially the Soviet Union).

American usage

Example Sentences

"Almost from the moment the Soviet empire swallowed the captive nations, the fight against it began."
"Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump claimed that "socialism is dying" and described Cuba as a "captive nation." But Cuban officials framed voting yes to the constitution as a matter of patriotism."
"When the moment struck in the late 1980s as the Soviet Union started to collapse, nonviolent resistance to Communist rule forced the Soviets out, freeing the captive nations without a shot fired."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

captive nations (plural)

Phrases

Captive Nations Week

Questions

What does captive nation mean?: A country under the control of a Communist regime (especially the Soviet Union).

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