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russificatory

/ˌɹʌsɪfɪˈkeɪtəɹi/

russificatory adjective: of or pertaining to russification.

Adjective

russificatory (comparative more russificatory, superlative most russificatory)

  1. Of or pertaining to russification.
    • In 1939, the russificatory policy was extended by the Soviet occupiers to the Belorussian lands which had been under Polish administration since 1919.1992, Paul Wexler, ““Diglossia et schizoglossia perpetua – the fate of the Belorussian language””, in Sociolinguistica, volume 6, number 1, →DOI, page 42
    • For them the only policy open was one of opposition to Tsarist russificatory advances in order to preserve the sanctity of Finland's constitution […]2008, Christopher S. Browning, Constructivism, Narrative and Foreign Policy Analysis: A Case Study of Finland, page 102

Forms of russificatory

comparativemore russificatory
superlativemost russificatory

Origin of russificatory

From russification + -ory.

Questions about russificatory

What does russificatory mean?
Russificatory means of or pertaining to russification.
What part of speech is russificatory?
Russificatory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce russificatory?
Russificatory is pronounced /ˌɹʌsɪfɪˈkeɪtəɹi/.

Words near russificatory in the dictionary

  1. Russicists
  2. Russies
  3. russification
  4. Russificator
  5. Russificators
  6. russificatory
  7. Russified
  8. Russifier
  9. Russifiers
  10. Russifies
  11. Russify

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