Trotsky

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginRussian Троцкий →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. Leon Trotsky, a Soviet revolutionary and Marxist theorist.

    Up to 1917 he hurled anathemas at Trotsky, but all this was forgotten when Trotsky became a Bolshevik and proved to be a highly gifted leader and organizer.

    1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 522

Origin

  1. RussianТроцкий
  2. EnglishTrotsky

From Russian Троцкий (Trockij), from Polish place name Troki.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 托洛茨基
  • 托洛茨基 (Tuōluòcíjī)surname
French Trotski, Trotsky
  • Trotskisurname
  • Trotskysurname
  • Trotzkysurname
  • Trotzkisurname
German Trotzki
  • Trotzkisurname
Greek Τρότσκι
  • Τρότσκι (Trótski)surname
Hungarian Trockij
  • Trockijsurname
Polish Trocki
  • Trockisurname
Portuguese Trótski
  • Trótskisurname
Romanian Troțki
  • Troțkisurname
Russian Тро́цкий
  • Тро́цкий (Tróckij)surname
Slovak Trockij
  • Trockijsurname
Spanish Trotski
  • Trotskisurname
Turkish Troçki
  • Troçkisurname
Ukrainian Тро́цький
  • Тро́цький (Trócʹkyj)surname
Yiddish טראָצקי
  • טראָצקי (trotski)surname
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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