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Brezhnevian

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982), General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Brezhnev + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բրեժնեւյան (brežnewyan) — of or pertaining to Brezhnev
  • Finnish: brežneviläinen — of or pertaining to Brezhnev
  • French: brejnévien — of or pertaining to Brezhnev
  • Italian: brezneviano — of or pertaining to Brezhnev
  • Polish: breżniewowski — of or pertaining to Brezhnev
  • Russian: бре́жневский (bréžnevskij) — of or pertaining to Brezhnev
  • Ukrainian: брежнєвський (brežnjevsʹkyj) — of or pertaining to Brezhnev