sa·miz·dat (sä m z-dät , s -myz-dät)n. 1. a. The secret publication and distribution of government-banned literature in the former Soviet Union. b. The literature produced by this system. 2. An underground press. [Russian : sam, self; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots + izdatel'stvo, publishing house (from izdat', to publish, on the model of Gosizdat, State Publishing House : iz, from, out of; see eghs in Indo-European roots + dat', to give; see d  - in Indo-European roots).] |
samizdat (Russian) [səmizˈdat]
n (in the former Soviet Union)
(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing)
a. a system of clandestine printing and distribution of banned or dissident literature
b. (as modifier) a samizdat publication
[from Russian, literally: self-published]
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| Noun | 1. | samizdat - a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature print media - a medium that disseminates printed matter |
Translations
samizdat [səmizˈdat] N → samizdat m
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