captive nation
captive nation noun: a country under the control of a Communist regime (especially the Soviet Union).
Noun
captive nation (plural captive nations)
- A country under the control of a Communist regime (especially the Soviet Union).
- Almost from the moment the Soviet empire swallowed the captive nations, the fight against it began.1989 November 21, A[braham] M[ichael] Rosenthal, “ON MY MIND; Helping the Revolution”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
- Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump claimed that "socialism is dying" and described Cuba as a "captive nation." But Cuban officials framed voting yes to the constitution as a matter of patriotism.2019 February 25, Euan McKirdy, “Cubans overwhelmingly vote in favor of new constitution”, in CNN, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2022
Forms of captive nation
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Words formed from captive nation
- Captive Nations Week
Questions about captive nation
- What does captive nation mean?
- Captive nation means a country under the control of a Communist regime (especially the Soviet Union).
- What part of speech is captive nation?
- Captive nation is a noun.
- What is the plural of captive nation?
- The plural of captive nation is captive nations.
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