Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

war communism

/ˈwɔɹ ˈkɒm.jʊˌnɪzm̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: war -com-mu-nism
IPA: /ˈwɔɹ ˈkɒm.jʊˌnɪzm̩/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The economic policy of the Soviet Russia from 1918 to 1921 during the Russian Civil War (1917‒23) and the Allied intervention (1918‒25).

Uncountable

Etymology

Calque of Russian вое́нный коммуни́зм (vojénnyj kommunízm).

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

military communism

Questions

How do you pronounce war communism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔɹ ˈkɒm.jʊˌnɪzm̩/.
What does war communism mean?: The economic policy of the Soviet Russia from 1918 to 1921 during the Russian Civil War (1917‒23) and the Allied intervention (1918‒25).
Where does war communism come from?: Calque of Russian вое́нный коммуни́зм (vojénnyj kommunízm).

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