FEBRUARY REVOLUTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does February Revolution mean? 

• FEBRUARY REVOLUTION (noun)
  The noun FEBRUARY REVOLUTION has 1 sense:

1. the revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917

  Familiarity information: FEBRUARY REVOLUTION used as a noun is very rare.

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• FEBRUARY REVOLUTION (noun)

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Meaning:

The revolution against the czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

February Revolution; Russian Revolution

Instance hypernyms:

revolution (the overthrow of a government by those who are governed)

Domain region:

Russia; Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR (a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991)