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comunismo

communism

noun koh-MOO-nee-zmoh Rare

Usage Note

Comunismo is a 19th-century political borrowing from French communisme. The derived adjective is comunista (m/f, invariable for gender): un partito comunista. Learners should note that comunista serves as both adjective and noun with no separate form for each gender.

Examples

"Il comunismo ha segnato il Novecento europeo."

Natural Translation

Communism marked the European twentieth century.

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