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landyke

landyke noun: a participant in a lesbian womyn's land movement, in which lesbian separatists establish counter-cultural, women- or lesbian-centred communities.

Noun

landyke (plural landykes)

  1. A participant in a lesbian womyn's land movement, in which lesbian separatists establish counter-cultural, women- or lesbian-centred communities.
    • […] and sustain landyke culture and Word Weavers Lesbian Publishing.2003, George Haggerty, Bonnie Zimmerman, Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures, page xxix
    • It is a part of what we women do. Just as we gather to celebrate a landyke's 80th birthday, we take turns keeping watch over Bev's dying.2006, Sinister Wisdom, issues 67-72, page 135

Forms of landyke

plurallandykes

Origin of landyke

Blend of land + dyke

Questions about landyke

What does landyke mean?
Landyke means a participant in a lesbian womyn's land movement, in which lesbian separatists establish counter-cultural, women- or lesbian-centred communities.
What part of speech is landyke?
Landyke is a noun.
What is the plural of landyke?
The plural of landyke is landykes.

Words near landyke in the dictionary

  1. landworker
  2. landworkers
  3. Landy
  4. landyacht
  5. landyachts
  6. landyke
  7. landykes
  8. Landyn
  9. Landys
  10. lane
  11. Lane cake

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