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yezhovshchina

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
yezhovshchi-na
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of intense political repression and mass purges in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s, particularly from 1937 to 1938.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ежовщина (ježovščina). Named after Russian secret police official Nikolai Yezhov.

Usage

Synonyms

Great Purge Great Terror

Questions

What does yezhovshchina mean?
A period of intense political repression and mass purges in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s, particularly from 1937 to 1938.
Where does yezhovshchina come from?
Borrowed from Russian ежовщина (ježovščina). Named after Russian secret police official Nikolai Yezhov.

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