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postcommunism

postcommunism noun: the period of political and economic transformation or transition in former communist states located in parts of Europe and Asia, in which new governments aimed to create free market-oriented capitalist economies.

Noun

postcommunism (uncountable)

  1. The period of political and economic transformation or transition in former communist states located in parts of Europe and Asia, in which new governments aimed to create free market-oriented capitalist economies.

Origin of postcommunism

From post- + communism.

Questions about postcommunism

What does postcommunism mean?
Postcommunism means the period of political and economic transformation or transition in former communist states located in parts of Europe and Asia, in which new governments aimed to create free market-oriented capitalist economies.
What part of speech is postcommunism?
Postcommunism is a noun.

Words near postcommunism in the dictionary

  1. postcommissure
  2. postcommissures
  3. postcommissurotomy
  4. postcommunion
  5. postcommunions
  6. postcommunism
  7. postcommunist
  8. postcommunists
  9. postcommute
  10. postcompetition
  11. postcompletion

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