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colour revolution

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various related revolutionary movements that developed in several societies in the former Soviet Union and the Balkans during the early 2000s, mostly using nonviolent resistance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

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Synonyms: coloured revolution

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

These movements often adopted a specific colour as their symbol, as in Ukraine's Orange Revolution (2004) and Kuwait's Blue Revolution (2005).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 顏色革命 /颜色革命 (yánsè gémìng) — any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
  • Finnish: värivallankumous — any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
  • French: révolution de couleur — any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
  • French: révolution colorée — any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
  • German: Farbrevolution — any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
  • German: Farbenrevolution — any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
  • Hungarian: színes forradalom — any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
  • Japanese: カラー革命 (karā kakumei) — any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
  • Khmer: បដិវត្តន៍ពណ៌ (paʼdevŏət pɔə) — any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
  • Russian: цветная революция (cvetnaja revoljucija) — any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
  • Ukrainian: кольоро́ва револю́ція (kolʹoróva revoljúcija) — any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance
  • Vietnamese: cách mạng màu — any of various related revolutionary movements mostly using nonviolent resistance