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Comintern

/ˈkɒmɪntəːn/

Comintern proper noun: an international association of Communist parties, established in 1919 by Vladimir Lenin and dissolved in 1943.

Proper noun

Comintern

  1. (historical) An international association of Communist parties, established in 1919 by Vladimir Lenin and dissolved in 1943.
    • However, the Comintern laid the blame on the Chinese party for pursuing a 'false policy', and its leader, Chen Tu-hsiu, was condemned and later expelled.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in...

Comintern meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Indonesian and Persian

Comintern in Tamil

உலகப் பொதுவுடைமை தொழிலாளர் அமைப்பு, பொதுவுடைமை அகிலம்

Comintern in Arabic

international association of Communist parties
اَلْكُومِنْتَرْن al-kumintarn

Comintern in Indonesian

international association of Communist parties
komintern

Comintern in Persian

international association of Communist parties
کمینترن komintern
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Comintern in Vietnamese
Quốc tế Cộng sản, Đệ tam Quốc tế, Quốc tế III

Origin of Comintern

From Russian Коминте́рн (Komintérn), contracted abbreviation of Коммуни́сти́ческий Интернациона́л (Kommunístíčeskij Intɛrnacionál, “Communist International”), from коммунисти́ческий (kommunistíčeskij) + Интернациона́л (Intɛrnacionál).

Words formed from Comintern

Questions about Comintern

What does Comintern mean?
Comintern means an international association of Communist parties, established in 1919 by Vladimir Lenin and dissolved in 1943.
What is Comintern in Tamil?
Comintern in Tamil is உலகப் பொதுவுடைமை தொழிலாளர் அமைப்பு, பொதுவுடைமை அகிலம். See Comintern meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Comintern?
Comintern is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Comintern?
Comintern is pronounced /ˈkɒmɪntəːn/ (UK).

Words near Comintern in the dictionary

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  2. comings together
  3. comings-out
  4. Comino
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  7. cominuscule
  8. comique
  9. comiques
  10. Comisarovca Nouă
  11. Comisene

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Comintern (page history and authors); comintern (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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