English Explanatory Dictionary

Securitate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The official state security and secret police force of Romania under Communist rule.

Pronunciation

/sɪkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːteɪ/ /sɪkjʊɹɪˈtɑteɪ/

Word forms

Securitate

Etymology

From Romanian Securitate (from securitate (“security”)), short for Direcţia Generală a Securităţii Poporului (“General Directorate for the Security of the People”), later Departamentul Securităţii Statului (“Department for State Security”).

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