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Meaning of dedovshchina | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
dɪdəvˈʃːinə

Definitions

Hazing, the informal system of subjection and physical or sexual abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and contemporarily in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.

uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski fala
Deutsch Dedowschtschina
Español dedovshchina
Suomi simputus
Français dedovchtchina dedovshchina
Hrvatski fala
Italiano dedovščina
日本語 デドフシナ
한국어 데도브시나
Nederlands dedovsjtsjina
Polski fala
Português dedovshchina
Русский дедовщина
Српски fala

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

dedramatization dedrifting Deduce Deduced deduced amino acid sequence deducement

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