samizdat

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian самизда́т (samizdát, “self-publishing”), from сам (sam, “self”) + изда́т (izdát), an abbreviation of изда́тельство (izdátelʹstvo, “publishing house, publishing”) (compare Russian Госизда́т (Gosizdát, “State Publisher”)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsæmɪzdæt/, /səmɪzˈdæt/ Hyphenation: sa‧miz‧dat === Noun === samizdat (countable and uncountable, plural samizdats or samizdaty) (uncountable, often attributive) The secret copying and sharing of illegal publications, chiefly in the Soviet Union; underground publishing and its publications. [from 1950s.] (countable) A samizdat publication. ==== Usage notes ==== Often italicized as a foreign term not fully naturalized. ==== Synonyms ==== samvydav zine ==== Related terms ==== samizdatchik tamizdat ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== booklegging === Further reading === samizdat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Mazdaist == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian самизда́т (samizdát, “self-publishing”), from сам (sam, “self”) + изда́т (izdát), an abbreviation of изда́тельство (izdátelʹstvo, “publishing house, publishing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saˈmiz.dat/ Rhymes: -izdat Syllabification: sa‧miz‧dat === Noun === samizdat m inan (historical) samizdat (underground publishing) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “samizdat”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “samizdat”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Noun === samizdat m (plural samizdats) (uncountable) samizdat (underground publishing in the Soviet Union) samizdat (a samizdat publication) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French samizdat or English samizdat, both borrowed from Russian самиздат (samizdat). === Noun === samizdat n (plural samizdaturi) samizdat ==== Declension ====