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provokatsiya

provokatsiya noun: a political event staged by an intelligence service on behalf of its government in order to accomplish some political goal.

Noun

provokatsiya

  1. A political event staged by an intelligence service on behalf of its government in order to accomplish some political goal.
    • Certainly the organization formerly known as the KGB has some expertise in destabilizing foreign countries, particularly through the use of provokatsiya. One of those non-Slavic words that nevertheless appear in every Slavic language — prowokacja in Polish, provokace in Czech — a provokatsiya is...2014 February 27, Anne Applebaum, “The pressure is on Ukraine”, in Washington Post, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2014

Origin of provokatsiya

Borrowed from Russian провока́ция (provokácija). Doublet of provocation.

Questions about provokatsiya

What does provokatsiya mean?
Provokatsiya means a political event staged by an intelligence service on behalf of its government in order to accomplish some political goal.
What part of speech is provokatsiya?
Provokatsiya is a noun.

Words near provokatsiya in the dictionary

  1. provocatory
  2. provocatrice
  3. provocatrix
  4. provok't
  5. provokable
  6. provokatsiya
  7. provoke
  8. provoked
  9. provokedst
  10. provokee
  11. provokees

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