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SAMIZDAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does samizdat mean?
• SAMIZDAT (noun)
The noun SAMIZDAT has 1 sense:
1. a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature
Familiarity information: SAMIZDAT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
samizdat; underground press
Hypernyms ("samizdat" is a kind of...):
print media (a medium that disseminates printed matter)
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