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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dēmocratia, from Ancient Greek δημοκράτια (dēmokrátia), from δῆμος (dêmos, “common people”) + κράτος (krátos, “rule, strength”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛ.mɔˈkra.t͡sja/
- Rhymes: -at͡sja
- Syllabification: de‧mo‧kra‧cja
Noun
demokracja f
- (uncountable) democracy (rule by the people)
- Antonyms: autarchia, autokracja, autokratyzm, jednowładztwo, jedynowładztwo, samowładztwo
- (countable) democracy (government under the rule of its people)
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Further reading
- demokracja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- demokracja in Polish dictionaries at PWN