Stalin
pronunciation
How to pronounce Stalin in British English:
UK [ˈstɑ:lin]
How to pronounce Stalin in American English:
US [ˈstɑlɪn, ˈstælɪn]
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- Noun:
- Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
Word Origin
- Stalin
- Russian, literally "steel," assumed name of Soviet Communist Party and Soviet Union leader Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (1879-1953). Also see Molotov.
Example
- 1. No , I 'm not comparing obama to stalin .
- 2. They haven 't covered stalin yet in class .
- 3. Stalin was more than a memory .
- 4. Stalin regarded all soviet prisoners-of-war as traitors .
- 5. Stalin : you underestimate the serious goals of soviet women .