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Where does “antibolshevist” come from?

antibolshevist (English) comes from English anti, from English anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντι-, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ — opposite.

antibolshevist (English): One who opposes Bolshevism

Definitions

  1. One who opposes Bolshevism

Ancestry of “antibolshevist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
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