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pakhanate

/pəˈkɑːneɪt/

pakhanate noun: another term for mafia state.

Noun

pakhanate (plural pakhanates)

  1. Another term for mafia state.
    • In a similar vein, political scientist Andrei Piontkovsky argues that the Putin regime is a "pakhanate"—a coinage derived from pakhan, Russian underworld slang for a gang boss—intent on surrounding itself with a protective ring of copacetic "godfather states" to protect itself against change.2014, Cathy Young, Putin's New Old Russia, Reason

Forms of pakhanate

pluralpakhanates

Origin of pakhanate

Blending of Russian пахан (paxan, “don, mob boss, kingpin”) and khanate.

Questions about pakhanate

What does pakhanate mean?
Pakhanate means another term for mafia state.
What part of speech is pakhanate?
Pakhanate is a noun.
How do you pronounce pakhanate?
Pakhanate is pronounced /pəˈkɑːneɪt/.
What is the plural of pakhanate?
The plural of pakhanate is pakhanates.

Words near pakhanate in the dictionary

  1. pakfong
  2. pakhal
  3. pakhali
  4. pakhalis
  5. pakhals
  6. pakhanate
  7. pakhanates
  8. Pakhangba
  9. Pakhangbaism
  10. Pakhangpa
  11. pakhavaj

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