DECEMBRIST


Meaning of DECEMBRIST in English

 ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷brə̇st noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: decembr- (from december ) + -ist; translation of Russian dekabrist; from the fact that the uprising occurred in December 1825

: one of those who took part in the unsuccessful liberal uprising against the Russian emperor Nicholas I

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