колчаковщина

Russian

Etymology

Колча́к (Kolčák) +‎ -ов (-ov) +‎ -щина (-ščina). From the surname of the White Guard Admiral Alexander Kolchak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐɫˈt͡ɕakəfɕːɪnə]
  • Hyphenation: кол‧ча‧ков‧щи‧на

Noun

колча́ковщина • (kolčákovščinaf inan (genitive колча́ковщины, uncountable)

  1. (folk, history) Kolchakovshchina, or Kolchak Era (the White Guard regime in Siberia, the Far East and the Urals, 1918-1920)

Declension

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