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sovietica

Soviet

adjective soh-VYEH-tee-kah Rare
People & Society Politics

Usage Note

Sovietica is the feminine form of sovietico; it agrees with feminine nouns (l'Unione Sovietica — the Soviet Union). The word derives from soviet, a Russian term for a workers' council. Use the masculine sovietico with masculine nouns. Now mainly historical in context.

Examples

"La politica sovietica era molto rigida."

Natural Translation

Soviet politics was very rigid.

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