Banderite

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US[ˈbændəɹaɪ̯t]

noun

A member of, or one who subscribes to the ideas of, the political movement of Stepan Bandera.

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BanderistBanderoviteBandera
OriginUkrainian банде́рівець →
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Meanings

nounBanderite (plural Banderites)

plural Banderites

  1. A member of, or one who subscribes to the ideas of, the political movement of Stepan Bandera.

    Shooting could not be avoided both times when we took into custody suspicious persons who turned out to be Banderites

    2004, Evgenii D. Moniushko, David M. Glantz, From Leningrad to Hungary: Notes of a Red Army Soldier, 1941-1946, page 92

    Synonyms: Banderist, Banderovite

  2. derogatorysometimesA nationalist Ukrainian.
adjectiveBanderite (comparative more Banderite, superlative most Banderite)

comparative more Banderite · superlative most Banderite

  1. Of or related to Stepan Bandera or his political movement.

    Synonyms: Bandera, Banderist, Banderovite

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of, or one who subscribes to the ideas of, the political movement of Stepan Bandera.

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BanderistBanderovite

adjectiveOf or related to Stepan Bandera or his political movement.

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BanderaBanderistBanderovite
Also see
banderistbanderovite

Origin

  1. Ukrainianбанде́рівець
  2. EnglishBanderite

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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Translations

Czech banderovec, banderovkyně
  • banderoveca member of Stepan Bandera's movement
  • banderovkyněa member of Stepan Bandera's movement
Finnish banderiitti
  • banderiittia member of Stepan Bandera's movement
French bandériste
  • bandéristea member of Stepan Bandera's movement
German Banderist
  • Banderista member of Stepan Bandera's movement
Hungarian banderista, banderista
  • banderistaa member of Stepan Bandera's movement
  • banderistaof or related to Stepan Bandera or his political movement
Polish banderowiec, banderówka
  • banderowieca member of Stepan Bandera's movement
  • banderówkaa member of Stepan Bandera's movement
  • banderowskiof or related to Stepan Bandera or his political movement
Russian банде́ровец, банде́ровка
  • банде́ровец (bandɛ́rovec)a member of Stepan Bandera's movement
  • банде́ровка (bandɛ́rovka)a member of Stepan Bandera's movement
  • банде́ровский (bandɛ́rovskij)of or related to Stepan Bandera or his political movement
Ukrainian банде́рі́вець, банде́рі́вка
  • банде́рі́вець (bandérívecʹ)a member of Stepan Bandera's movement
  • банде́рі́вка (bandérívka)a member of Stepan Bandera's movement
  • банде́рівський (bandérivsʹkyj)of or related to Stepan Bandera or his political movement
Cite this entry
APA

Banderite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Banderite

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Chicago

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