Meanings
proper noun
- historicalThe second of two revolutions which took place in Russia in 1917.
Synonyms: Bolshevik Revolution, Great October Socialist Revolution
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe second of two revolutions which took place in Russia in 1917.
Similar
Bolshevik RevolutionGreat October Socialist Revolution
Origin
So named as the revolution happened on 25 October 1917 (7 November 1917 N.S.) in Julian calendar that was used by Russia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 十月革命
- 十月革命 (Shíyuè Gémìng)Translations
Danish oktoberrevolutionen
- oktoberrevolutionenTranslations
German Oktoberrevolution
- OktoberrevolutionTranslations
Greek Οκτωβριανή Επανάσταση
- Οκτωβριανή Επανάσταση (Oktovrianí Epanástasi)Translations
Hindi अक्टूबर क्रांति
- अक्टूबर क्रांति (akṭūbar krānti)Translations
Japanese 十月革命
- 十月革命 (Jūgatsu Kakumei)Translations
Portuguese Revolução de Outubro
- Revolução de OutubroTranslations
Russian Октя́брьская револю́ция
- Октя́брьская револю́ция (Oktjábrʹskaja revoljúcija)Translations
Spanish Revolución de Octubre
- Revolución de OctubreTranslations
Ukrainian Жовтневий переворот, Жовтнева революція
- Жовтневий переворот (Žovtnevyj perevorot)Translations
- Жовтнева революція (Žovtneva revoljucija)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
October Revolution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/October%20Revolution
MLA
“October Revolution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/October%20Revolution. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “October Revolution,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/October%20Revolution.
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