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Rywingate

Rywingate proper noun: a 2004 Polish scandal, involving an offer of bribery, that brought Leszek Miller's government to an end.

Proper noun

Rywingate

  1. (informal) A 2004 Polish scandal, involving an offer of bribery, that brought Leszek Miller's government to an end.

Origin of Rywingate

From Polish Rywin + -gate, from the involvement of media mogul Lew Rywin.

Questions about Rywingate

What does Rywingate mean?
Rywingate means a 2004 Polish scandal, involving an offer of bribery, that brought Leszek Miller's government to an end.
What part of speech is Rywingate?
Rywingate is a proper noun.

Words near Rywingate in the dictionary

  1. ryuvidine
  2. Ryves
  3. ryvett
  4. ryvetts
  5. Ryvita
  6. Rywingate
  7. Ryzhivka
  8. ryō
  9. ryū
  10. ryūha
  11. Ryūjin

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