samizdat
The secret copying and sharing of illegal publications, chiefly in the Soviet UnionThe secret copying and sharing of illegal publications, chiefly in the Soviet Union; underground publishing and its publications.
Meaning
2 senses(attributive, often, uncountable)The secret copying and sharing of illegal publications, chiefly in the Soviet Union; underground publishing and its publications.
Samisdat
самизда́тsamizdát
самвида́вsamvydáv
(countable)A samizdat publication.
самизда́тsamizdát
самвида́вsamvydáv
- a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Russian самизда́т (samizdát, “self-publishing”), from сам (sam, “self”) + изBorrowed from Russian самизда́т (samizdát, “self-publishing”), from сам (sam, “self”) + изда́т (izdát), an abbreviation of изда́тельство (izdátelʹstvo, “publishing house, publishing”) (compare Russian Госизда́т (Gosizdát, “State Publisher”)).
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Forms
plural: samizdats / samizdatySynonyms
3 synonyms- a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature:underground press
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable