Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eurocommunism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: eu-ro-com-mu-nism
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ideological trend within various Western European communist parties in the 1970s and 1980s; a form of communism less aligned with Soviet communism and allegedly more relevant to Western European social conditions.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But isn't the French CP more tied to Moscow? Yes. They flirted with Eurocommunism, and then they didn't stay with it for very long. Just recently around Afghanistan they showed that they were still allied with Moscow."

Etymology

From Euro- + communism.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

neocommunism

Questions

What does eurocommunism mean?: An ideological trend within various Western European communist parties in the 1970s and 1980s; a form of communism less aligned with Soviet communism and allegedly more relevant to Western European social conditions.
Where does eurocommunism come from?: From Euro- + communism.

How to pronounce eurocommunism

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “eurocommunism”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “eurocommunism”.
Repeat and practice — Say “eurocommunism” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.