pci

PCI (Italian Communist Party)

noun pee-chee-EE Rare

Origin: Acronym for Partito Comunista Italiano, founded 1921, dissolved 1991.

Usage Note

PCI stands for Partito Comunista Italiano, the Italian Communist Party, which was one of the largest communist parties in Western Europe until it dissolved in 1991 and became the PDS (Democrats of the Left). In modern usage it is a historical reference. It is masculine because partito (party) is masculine.

Examples

"Il PCI era il principale partito di opposizione in Italia."

Natural Translation

The PCI was the main opposition party in Italy.

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