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russificatory en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌɹʌsɪfɪˈkeɪtəɹi/
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Etymology

From russification + -ory.

Meanings

1. Of or pertaining to russification.
   • In 1939, the russificatory policy was extended by the Soviet occupiers to the Belorussian lands which had been under Polish administration since 1919. 1992, Paul Wexler, ““Diglossia et schizoglossia perpetua – the fate of the Belorussian language””, in Sociolinguistica, volume 6, number 1, →DOI, page 42:
   • For them the only policy open was one of opposition to Tsarist russificatory advances in order to preserve the sanctity of Finland's constitution […] 2008, Christopher S. Browning, Constructivism, Narrative and Foreign Policy Analysis: A Case Study of Finland, page 102:

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