English Explanatory Dictionary

Comintern

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An international association of Communist parties, established in 1919 by Vladimir Lenin and dissolved in 1943.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒmɪntəːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Comintern.wav

Word forms

Comintern

Etymology

From Russian Коминте́рн (Komintérn), contracted abbreviation of Коммуни́сти́ческий Интернациона́л (Kommunístíčeskij Intɛrnacionál, “Communist International”), from коммунисти́ческий (kommunistíčeskij) + Интернациона́л (Intɛrnacionál).

Related words

Cominform

Derived words

anti-Comintern
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