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Decembrists

Decembrists is the plural of Decembrist.

Meaning of Decembrist

Noun

Decembrist (plural Decembrists)

  1. (historical) A participant in, or sympathizer with, the Decembrist revolt.
    • Thus on the death of Alexander I in 1825 the succession of his brother Nicholas I was delayed and confused by doubts over the heir and was marked by the bloody mutinies of the Decembrists; Nicholas died during the Crimean War when a contemporary wrote that his only choice was between abdication and...1960, J. P. T. Bury, editor, The New Cambridge Modern History, Volume 10: The Zenith of European Power, Cambridge University Press, page 358
    Synonyms:
    Dekabrist

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Questions about Decembrists

What is Decembrists the plural of?
Decembrists is the plural of Decembrist.

Words near Decembrists in the dictionary

  1. Decembral
  2. Decembre
  3. Decembrish
  4. Decembrism
  5. Decembrist
  6. Decembrists
  7. Decembry
  8. decemcostate
  9. decemdentate
  10. decement
  11. decementation

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