"Derg" meaning in English

See Derg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Derg [canonical], Dergue [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Amharic ደርግ (därg, “committee; council”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|am|ደርግ||committee; council}} Borrowed from Amharic ደርግ (därg, “committee; council”) Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Derg
  1. (historical) The Provisional Military Administrative Council, the communist military junta that ruled Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987. Tags: historical

Alternative forms

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