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anti-Bolshevik

adjective an·ti-Bol·she·vik \ ˌan-tē-ˈbōl-shə-ˌvik , -ˈbȯl- , -ˈbäl- , -ˌvēk , ˌan-ˌtī- \

Definition of anti-Bolshevik

: opposed to or hostile toward Bolsheviks
  • … the anti-Bolshevik military campaign in the Baltic countries …
  • —James S. Corum
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anti-Bolshevik

noun
    • At various times in his life, Churchill was … a ferocious anti-Bolshevik and an ally of Stalin's.
    • —Geoffrey Wheatcroft

First Known Use of anti-bolshevik

1917

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