семибанкирщина

Russian

Etymology

From семь (semʹ) +‎ -и- (-i-) +‎ банки́р (bankír) +‎ -щина (-ščina), by analogy with семибоя́рщина (semibojárščina). Literally means "the group of seven bankers".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sʲɪmʲɪbɐnˈkʲirɕːɪnə]

Noun

семибанки́рщина • (semibankírščinaf inan (genitive семибанки́рщины, uncountable)

  1. a group of seven powerful Russian business oligarchs who played an important role in the political and economical life of Russia between 1996 and 2000

Declension