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sit-in en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

A deverbal from sit in. By surface analysis, sit + -in (protest).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Designed to be sat in.
   • a sit-in bath
   • a sit-in kayak

sit-in en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

A deverbal from sit in. By surface analysis, sit + -in (protest).

Meanings

1. A peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leave.
   • Local sources said a sit-in protest by hundreds of ethnic Hui Muslims took place on Friday to defend the huge new mosque, which was built last year in the northern region of Ningxia. 2018 August 10, “Chinese Hui Muslims protest mosque demolition in Weizhou”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2018, Asia:
   • Thousands of students marched in the streets and staged a sit-in at T’ien-an-men Square, chanting “Long live democracy! Long live freedom! Down with corruption!” 2000, Immanuel C. Y. Hsü, “The Violent Crackdown at T’ien-an-men Square”, in The Rise of Modern China, 6th edition, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 928:

Forms

Coordinates

read-in · die-in · be-in · love-in

Relateds

sit-inner

Synonyms

sit-down · dharna

Translations (23)

pt protesto sentado (type of protest) · ru забасто́вка по-италья́нски (type of protest) · fr sit-in (type of protest) · es sentada (type of protest) · fa تحصن (type of protest) · es encierro (type of protest) · ko 농성 (type of protest) · ja シット・ダウン (type of protest) · ca tancada (type of protest) · ja 座り込み (type of protest) · ru сидя́чая забасто́вка (type of protest) · cmn 靜坐 /静坐 (type of protest) · sv sittstrejk (type of protest) · ar اِعْتِصَام (type of protest) · ca seguda (type of protest) · ja シット・イン (type of protest) · vi toạ kháng (type of protest) · pl strajk okupacyjny (type of protest) · hu ülősztrájk (type of protest) · ka გაფიცვა (type of protest) · nl zitprotest (type of protest) · fi istumalakko (type of protest) · de Sitzblockade (type of protest)