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Word: Bolshevik
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Russian, from bolʹshe ‘greater’ (with reference to the greater faction)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɒlʃɪvɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917.
Short Definition:member of majority faction of Russian Social Democratic Party
Word: Bolshevik
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɒlʃɪvɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to or characteristic of Bolsheviks or Bolshevism
Short Definition:relating to or characteristic of Bolsheviks or Bolshevism
Examples:- the Bolshevik revolution
