Decembrist
[ dih-sem-brist ]
/ dɪˈsɛm brɪst /
noun Russian History.
a participant in the conspiracy and insurrection against Nicholas I on his accession in December, 1825.
Example sentences from the Web for decembrist
Ukrainians organized and took a leading part in the Decembrist uprising of 1825.
British Dictionary definitions for decembrist
Decembrist
/ (dɪˈsɛmbrɪst) /
noun
Russian history
a participant in the unsuccessful revolt against Tsar Nicolas I in Dec 1825
Word Origin for Decembrist
C19: translation of Russian
dekabrist