leninist

/ˈlɛnɪnɪst/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

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adj

Of or relating to Vladimir Lenin (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин), a Russian revolutionary and politician.

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Etymology tree English Lenin Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Leninist From Lenin + -ist.

more Leninist (comparative) most Leninist (superlative) Leninists (plural)

Leninist-Stalinist Marxist-Leninist Marxist-Leninist-Maoist

Leninite Communist Marxist Stalinist Trotskyist

Leninian

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The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛnɪnɪst/.

What does leninist mean?

Of or relating to Vladimir Lenin (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин), a Russian revolutionary and politician.

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