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Securitate

UK/sɪkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːteɪ/US/sɪkjʊɹɪˈtɑteɪ/

Securitate proper noun: the official state security and secret police force of Romania under Communist rule.

Proper noun

Securitate

  1. (historical) The official state security and secret police force of Romania under Communist rule.
    • My young interpreter scowls, inserting into her translation her own memories of six-hour queues to buy milk, and of the feared Securitate secret police.1999 December 19, Chris Stephen, The Observer
    • Even our Securitate-approved minders went into a mental coma when we questioned the genius of the Genius of the Carpathians, Nicolae Ceauşescu.2012, John Sweeney, ‘At War with Ceausescu’, Literary Review, number 399

Origin of Securitate

From Romanian Securitate (from securitate (“security”)), short for Direcţia Generală a Securităţii Poporului (“General Directorate for the Security of the People”), later Departamentul Securităţii Statului (“Department for State Security”).

Questions about Securitate

What does Securitate mean?
Securitate means the official state security and secret police force of Romania under Communist rule.
What part of speech is Securitate?
Securitate is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Securitate?
Securitate is pronounced /sɪkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːteɪ/ (UK).

Words near Securitate in the dictionary

  1. securing arms
  2. securinine
  3. securitan
  4. securitans
  5. securitarian
  6. Securitate
  7. securite
  8. securitie
  9. securities
  10. securities exchange
  11. securities exchanges

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