Etymology

Banderite

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Today it means: A member of, or one who subscribes to the ideas of, the political movement of Stepan Bandera. Full definition →

Ukrainian банде́рівець
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  1. Ukrainian · borrowed fromбанде́рівець
  2. English todayBanderite

First attested in 1951. Borrowed from Ukrainian банде́рівець (bandérivecʹ) + -ite, from the surname of Stepan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist leader. Compare Russian банде́ровец (bandɛ́rovec).

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