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DESTALINIZATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does destalinization mean?
• DESTALINIZATION (noun)
The noun DESTALINIZATION has 1 sense:
1. social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor
Familiarity information: DESTALINIZATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
de-Stalinisation; de-Stalinization; destalinisation; destalinization
Context example:
his statue was demolished as part of destalinization
Hypernyms ("destalinization" is a kind of...):
social process (a process involved in the formation of groups of persons)
Derivation:
destalinize (counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism)
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