"homo sovieticus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Translingual]

IPA: [ˈhɔ.moː sɔ.wiˈɛ.t̪ɪ.kʊs] [Classical] Forms: homines sovietici [plural]
Etymology: Coined in 1982 by the philosopher Alexander Zinoviev; Contemporary Latin for “Soviet man”, a calque of colloquial Russian сове́тский челове́к (sovétskij čelovék) modelled on taxonomic names like Homo sapiens. Etymology templates: {{glossary|calque}} calque, {{clq|mul|ru|сове́тский челове́к|notext=1}} Russian сове́тский челове́к (sovétskij čelovék), {{ll|mul|Homo sapiens}} Homo sapiens Head templates: {{head|mul|noun|plural|homines sovietici|g=m}} homo sovieticus m (plural homines sovietici)
  1. (usually derogatory) A person molded by having lived in the Soviet Union or Eastern Bloc, variously characterized as passively conformist, apathetic, rootless, etc. Wikipedia link: Contemporary Latin, homo sovieticus Tags: derogatory, masculine, usually Synonyms: Homo sovieticus, Homo Sovieticus, homo Sovieticus Related terms: sovok Translations (Typical Soviet national): Nõukogude inimene (Estonian), homo sovieticus (Finnish), neuvostoihminen (Finnish), Sowjetmensch [masculine] (German), сове́тский челове́к (sovétskij čelovék) [masculine] (Russian), сово́к (sovók) [masculine] (Russian), homo sovieticus (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-homo_sovieticus-mul-noun-A8413mBc Categories (other): Translingual entries with incorrect language header

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