English Explanatory Dictionary

colour revolution

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various related revolutionary movements that developed in several societies in the former Soviet Union and the Balkans during the early 2000s, mostly using nonviolent resistance.

Word forms

colour revolution colour revolutions color revolution

Etymology

These movements often adopted a specific colour as their symbol, as in Ukraine's Orange Revolution (2004) and Kuwait's Blue Revolution (2005).

Synonyms

coloured revolution
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