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Trotsky

Trotsky proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Trotsky

  1. A surname.
  2. Leon Trotsky, a Soviet revolutionary and Marxist theorist.
    • Up to 1917 he hurled anathemas at Trotsky, but all this was forgotten when Trotsky became a Bolshevik and proved to be a highly gifted leader and organizer.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in...

Origin of Trotsky

From Russian Троцкий (Trockij), from Polish place name Troki.

Words formed from Trotsky

Questions about Trotsky

What does Trotsky mean?
Trotsky means a surname.
What part of speech is Trotsky?
Trotsky is a proper noun.

Words near Trotsky in the dictionary

  1. trotros
  2. trots
  3. trots off
  4. trots out
  5. Trotskian
  6. Trotsky
  7. Trotskyan
  8. Trotskyish
  9. Trotskyism
  10. Trotskyist
  11. Trotskyistic

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