sit-in

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sit-in

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

noun sit-ins

A peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leave. 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!”
Similar: sit-down, dharna

adjective

not comparable Designed to be sat in. a sit-in kayak

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noun type of protest

Español	encierro, sentada
한국어	농성 nongseong
日本語	座り込み suwarikomi, シット・イン shitto-in, シット・ダウン shitto-daun
中文	靜坐 /静坐 jìngzuò
Português	protesto sentado
Français	sit-in
Deutsch	Sitzblockade
Русский	сидя́чая забасто́вка sidjáčaja zabastóvka, забасто́вка по-италья́нски zabastóvka po-italʹjánski
Tiếng Việt	toạ kháng
العربية	اِعْتِصَام iʕtiṣām

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@misc{sit_in_2026,
  title = {sit-in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sit-in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}