Etymology

lishenets

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Today it means: A person deprived of the right to vote in the Soviet Union of 1918–1936, having been classed as an enemy of the working people. Full definition →

Russian лише́нец
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromлише́нец
  2. English todaylishenets

Borrowed from Russian лише́нец (lišénec).

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