English Explanatory Dictionary

Stalin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Russian; usually referring to the Georgian revolutionary and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU Joseph Stalin.
noun
  1. Synonym of Hitler (“a dictatorial person”).

Pronunciation

/ˈstɑːlɪn/ /ˈstælɪn/ /ˈstɑlɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Stalin.wav /ˈstalɪn/

Word forms

Stalin Stalins

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ста́лин (Stálin), from сталь (stalʹ, “steel”) + -ин (-in, possessive suffix), from German Stahl (“steel”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stahlą (“steel”).

Synonyms

Hitler

Related words

Man of Steel Sralin Stalinabad Stalingrad Steelman steely

Derived words

destalinization destalinize Stalinesque Stalin-esque Stalinian Stalinism Stalinist Stalinite Stalinization stalinize Stalinoid Stalin's organ
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