Securitate

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Securitate

/sɪkjʊəɹɪˈtɑːteɪ/ UK
/sɪkjʊɹɪˈtɑteɪ/ US

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From Romanian Securitate (from securitate (“security”)), short for Direcția Generală a Securității Poporului (“General Directorate for the Security of the People”), later Departamentul Securității Statului (“Department for State Security”).

proper noun

historical The official state security and secret police force of Romania under Communist rule. My young interpreter scowls, inserting into her translation her own memories of six-hour queues to buy milk, and of the feared Securitate secret police.

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Deutsch	Securitate
Română	Securitatea, Departamentul Securității Statului

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"Securitate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/securitate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Securitate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/securitate

Chicago

"Securitate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/securitate.

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@misc{securitate_2026,
  title = {Securitate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/securitate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}