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comunista

communist

noun koh-moo-NEE-stah Common

Origin: French communiste, from commun (common), coined in the 19th century

Usage Note

Comunista is one of the Italian nouns ending in -ista that are invariable for gender — both a male and a female communist are comunista (only the article changes: il comunista / la comunista). The plural is comunisti (m) / comuniste (f). It can also function as an adjective (partito comunista).

Examples

"Il partito comunista ha vinto le elezioni."

Natural Translation

The communist party won the elections.

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