veche

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noun

a popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries.

OriginOld East Slavic вѣче ← Russian ве́че →
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Meanings

nounveche (plural veches)

plural veches

  1. historicalgovernmenta popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries.
  2. lifestylea modern assembly of Rodnovers, atavistically based off the medieval veche.

Origin

  1. Russianве́че
  2. Old East Slavicвѣче“council”
  3. Englishveche

From Old East Slavic вѣче (věče, “council”) or modern Russian ве́че (véče)

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Translations

Bulgarian ве́че
  • ве́че (véče)a popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Chinese Mandarin 為制會 /为制会
  • 為制會 /为制会a popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Czech věče
  • věčea popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Dutch vetsje
  • vetsjea popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Estonian veetše
  • veetšea popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Finnish vetše
  • vetšea popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
French vétché
  • vétchéa popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
German Wetsche
  • Wetschea popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Hungarian vecse
  • vecsea popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Japanese ヴェチェ
  • ヴェチェ (veche)a popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Korean 베체
  • 베체 (beche)a popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Norwegian Bokmål vetsje
  • vetsjea popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Polish wiec, wiece
  • wieca popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
  • wiecea popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Portuguese vetche
  • vetchea popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Russian ве́че
  • ве́че (véče)a popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Slovak veče
  • večea popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Swedish vetje
  • vetjea popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries
Ukrainian ві́че
  • ві́че (víče)a popular assembly in medieval Slavic countries

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

veche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veche

MLA

“veche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veche. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “veche,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veche.

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