Banderite

/[ˈbændəɹaɪ̯t]/ adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of, or one who subscribes to the ideas of, the political movement of Stepan Bandera.

    "Shooting could not be avoided both times when we took into custody suspicious persons who turned out to be Banderites"

  2. 2
    A nationalist Ukrainian. derogatory, sometimes
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to Stepan Bandera or his political movement.

Synonyms

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banderabanderabanderistbanderistbanderistbanderovite

Example

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"Shooting could not be avoided both times when we took into custody suspicious persons who turned out to be Banderites"

Etymology

First attested in 1951. Borrowed from Ukrainian банде́рівець (bandérivecʹ) + -ite, from the surname of Stepan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist leader. Compare Russian банде́ровец (bandɛ́rovec).

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