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Word: Samizdat
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1960s: Russian, literally ‘self-publishing house’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsamɪzdat
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌsamɪzˈdat
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by the state, especially formerly in the communist countries of eastern Europe
Short Definition:clandestine copying and distribution of literature banned by state
Examples:- a samizdat newsletter
- samizdat books
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