anticomunista

anti-communist

adjective ahn-tee-koh-moo-NEES-tah Rare

Usage Note

Anticomunista ends in -ista, a suffix that is invariable for gender in Italian: un politico anticomunista / una legge anticomunista. The plural forms are anticomunisti (m pl) and anticomuniste (f pl). It is used in historical and political contexts. In postwar Italian politics, anticommunism was a defining feature of the dominant Christian Democracy party (Democrazia Cristiana).

Examples

"Il governo aveva una posizione anticomunista."

Natural Translation

The government held an anti-communist position.

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