lishenets

Meanings

nounlishenets (plural lishenets or lishentsy or lishentsi)

historicalSoviet UnionA person deprived of the right to vote in the Soviet Union of 1918–1936, having been classed as an enemy of the working people.

Borrowed from Russian лише́нец (lišénec).

More words from Russian

Polish liszeniec

liszeniec(historical, Soviet Union) 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

Russian лише́нец, лише́нка

лише́нец (lišénec)(historical, Soviet Union) 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
лише́нка (lišénka)(historical, Soviet Union) 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

Ukrainian позбавле́нець, позба́вленець

позбавле́нець (pozbavlénecʹ)(historical, Soviet Union) 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
позба́вленець (pozbávlenecʹ)(historical, Soviet Union) 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
позбавле́нка (pozbavlénka)(historical, Soviet Union) 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
позба́вленка (pozbávlenka)(historical, Soviet Union) 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

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