English Explanatory Dictionary

Banderite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of, or one who subscribes to the ideas of, the political movement of Stepan Bandera.
  2. A nationalist Ukrainian.
adj
  1. Of or related to Stepan Bandera or his political movement.

Pronunciation

[ˈbændəɹaɪ̯t] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Banderite.wav

Word forms

Banderite Banderites more Banderite most Banderite

Etymology

First attested in 1951. Borrowed from Ukrainian банде́рівець (bandérivecʹ) + -ite, from the surname of Stepan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist leader. Compare Russian банде́ровец (bandɛ́rovec).

Synonyms

Banderist Banderovite Bandera

Related words

Banderism Judeo-Banderite Hetmanite Hetmanist Mazepite Melnykite Melnikite Melnykist Melnikist Petliurite Petliurist Ustashe
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