Banderite

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Banderite

[ˈbændəɹaɪ̯t] US

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First attested in 1951. Borrowed from Ukrainian банде́рівець (bandérivecʹ) + -ite, from the surname of Stepan Bandera, a Ukrainian nationalist leader. Compare Russian банде́ровец (bandɛ́rovec).

noun Banderites

A member of, or one who subscribes to the ideas of, the political movement of Stepan Bandera. Shooting could not be avoided both times when we took into custody suspicious persons who turned out to be Banderites
Similar: Banderist, Banderovite
derogatory, sometimes A nationalist Ukrainian.

adjective more Banderite · most Banderite

Of or related to Stepan Bandera or his political movement.
Similar: Bandera, Banderist, Banderovite

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noun a member of Stepan Bandera's movement

Français	bandériste
Deutsch	Banderist
Русский	банде́ровец bandɛ́rovec, банде́ровка bandɛ́rovka

adj of or related to Stepan Bandera or his political movement

Русский	банде́ровский bandɛ́rovskij

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@misc{banderite_2026,
  title = {Banderite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/banderite},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}