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Dashnak

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A member of Dashnaktsutyun, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, an Armenian nationalist and socialist political party founded in 1890.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian դաշնակ (dašnak). The forms with T- are from the Western Armenian pronunciation.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: դաշնակ (dašnak) — member of Dashnaktsutyun
  • Armenian: դաշնակցական (dašnakcʻakan) — member of Dashnaktsutyun
  • Azerbaijani: daşnak — member of Dashnaktsutyun
  • Georgian: დაშნაკი (dašnaḳi) — member of Dashnaktsutyun
  • Russian: дашна́к (dašnák) — member of Dashnaktsutyun
  • Turkish: Taşnak — member of Dashnaktsutyun
  • Turkish: Taşnakçı — member of Dashnaktsutyun
  • Ottoman Turkish: طاشناق (Taşnak) — member of Dashnaktsutyun