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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), from большинство́ (bolʹšinstvó, “majority”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔlˈʂɛ.vik/
- Rhymes: -ɛvik
- Syllabification: bol‧sze‧wik
Noun
bolszewik m pers (female equivalent bolszewiczka)
- Bolshevik (member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917)
- a supporter of communism
Declension
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Further reading
- bolszewik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bolszewik in Polish dictionaries at PWN