Komsomol
or Com·so·mol
[ kom-suh-mawl, kom-suh-mawl ]
/ ˌkɒm səˈmɔl, ˈkɒm səˌmɔl /
noun (formerly)
a communist organization in the Soviet Union for youths 16 years of age and older.
a member of this organization.
Compare Octobrist(def 2), Pioneer(def 6).
Origin of Komsomol
< Russian
Komsomól, for
Kom(munistícheskiĭ)
so(yúz)
mol(odëzhi) Communist Union of Youth
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British Dictionary definitions for komsomol
Komsomol
/ (ˌkɒmsəˈmɒl, ˈkɒmsəˌmɒl, Russian kəmsaˈmɔl) /
noun
(formerly) the youth association of the Soviet Union for 14- to 26-year-olds
Word Origin for Komsomol
C20: from Russian, from
Kom (
munisticheski)
So (
yuz)
Mol (
odezhi) Communist Union of Youth