English Explanatory Dictionary

Cultural Revolution

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution of Communist China (1966–1976).
  2. Iran's Cultural Revolution of 1980–1983.
  3. Any reform movement in which a national government aims to radically change its country's political, social, economical, and cultural values.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Cultural Revolution the Cultural Revolution

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 文化大革命 (Wénhuà Dà Gémìng).

Translations

Arabic: ثَوْرَة ثَقَافِيَّة Chinese Mandarin: 文化革命 Danish: kulturrevolution Dutch: Culturele Revolutie Finnish: kulttuurivallankumous French: révolution culturelle German: Kulturrevolution Greek: πολιτιστική επανάσταση Hungarian: kulturális forradalom Japanese: 文化革命 Persian: انقلاب فرهنگی Portuguese: revolução cultural Russian: культу́рная револю́ция Spanish: revolución cultural Thai: การปฏิวัติทางวัฒนธรรม
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