Meanings
adjectivepostcommunist (not comparable)
- not comparableAfter communism.
This book differs in focus, argument, and method from other available studies on postcommunist Russia.
2005, Michael Steven Fish, Democracy derailed in Russia: the failure of open politics
nounpostcommunist (plural postcommunists)
plural postcommunists
- A person who holds power in postcommunism
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pós
- Proto-Indo-European*pósti
- Proto-Italic*posti
- Old Latinposte
- Latinpost
- Englishpost-
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱom-moy-ni-s
- Proto-Italic*kommoinis
- Old Latincomoinis
- Latincommūnis
- Old Frenchcomun
- Frenchcommun
- Frenchcommuniste
- Englishcommunist
- Englishpostcommunist
Translations
Czech postkomunistický
- postkomunistickýafter communism
French postcommuniste
- postcommunisteafter communism
Greek μετακομμουνιστικός
- μετακομμουνιστικός (metakommounistikós)after communism
Italian postcomunista
- postcomunistaafter communism
Polish postkomunistyczny, pokomunistyczny
- postkomunistycznyafter communism
- pokomunistycznyafter communism
Spanish poscomunista
- poscomunistaafter communism
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APA
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“postcommunist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcommunist. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postcommunist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcommunist.
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