Dashnak

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noun

A member of Dashnaktsutyun, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, an Armenian nationalist and socialist political party founded in 1890.

OriginArmenian դաշնակ →
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Meanings

nounDashnak (plural Dashnaks)

plural Dashnaks · alternative Tashnag · alternative Tashnak

  1. governmentA member of Dashnaktsutyun, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, an Armenian nationalist and socialist political party founded in 1890.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dashnakist

Origin

  1. Armenianդաշնակ
  2. EnglishDashnak

Borrowed from Armenian դաշնակ (dašnak). The forms with T- are from the Western Armenian pronunciation.

More words from Armenian

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Translations

Russian дашна́к
  • дашна́к (dašnák)member of Dashnaktsutyun
Turkish Taşnak, Taşnakçı
  • Taşnakmember of Dashnaktsutyun
  • Taşnakçımember of Dashnaktsutyun

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dhansakskandha
Cite this entry
APA

Dashnak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dashnak

MLA

“Dashnak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dashnak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dashnak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dashnak.

Source: Dashnak on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.