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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), from большинство́ (bolʹšinstvó, majority).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɔlˈʂɛ.vik/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛvik
  • Syllabification: bol‧sze‧wik

Noun edit

bolszewik m pers (female equivalent bolszewiczka)

  1. Bolshevik (member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917)
  2. a supporter of communism

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

adjective

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Further reading edit

  • bolszewik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bolszewik in Polish dictionaries at PWN