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oprichnina

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The period of Russian history between 1565 and 1572 during which Tsar Ivan the Terrible instituted a domestic policy of secret police, mass repressions, public executions, and confiscation of land from Russian aristocrats.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 2

This domestic policy.

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Usage: historical, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian опри́чнина (opríčnina).

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: օպրիչնինա (ōpričʻnina) — period of Russian history
  • Azerbaijani: opriçnina — period of Russian history
  • Belarusian: апры́чніна (aprýčnina) — period of Russian history
  • Bulgarian: опри́чнина (opríčnina) — period of Russian history
  • Czech: opričnina — period of Russian history
  • Dutch: opritsjnina — period of Russian history
  • Estonian: opritšnina — period of Russian history
  • French: opritchnina — period of Russian history
  • Georgian: ოპრიჩნინა (oṗričnina) — period of Russian history
  • German: Opritschnina — period of Russian history
  • Greek: οπρίτσνινα (oprítsnina) — period of Russian history
  • Hebrew: אופריצ׳נינה (opríchnina) — period of Russian history
  • Japanese: オプリーチニナ (opurīchinina) — period of Russian history
  • Kazakh: опричнина (opriçnina) — period of Russian history
  • Korean: 오프리치니나 (opeurichinina) — period of Russian history
  • Kyrgyz: опричнина (opricnina) — period of Russian history
  • Marathi: ओप्रिचनिना (opricninā) — period of Russian history
  • Polish: oprycznina — period of Russian history
  • Polish: opricznina — period of Russian history
  • Portuguese: opríchnina — period of Russian history
  • Russian: опри́чнина (opríčnina) — period of Russian history
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̀причнина — period of Russian history
  • Serbo-Croatian: òpričnina — period of Russian history
  • Slovak: opričnina — period of Russian history
  • Slovene: opričnina — period of Russian history
  • Spanish: opríchnina — period of Russian history
  • Turkish: opriçnina — period of Russian history
  • Turkmen: opriçnina — period of Russian history
  • Ukrainian: опри́чнина (oprýčnyna) — period of Russian history
  • Uzbek: oprichnina — period of Russian history