comunista

/komuˈni.sta/adjective / nounB2

Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 7,821

Meaning · adjective

communist

relating to or supporting communism

In a sentence

Il vecchio giornale comunista ha cessato le pubblicazioni anni fa.
The old communist newspaper ceased publication years ago.

Le organizzazioni comuniste partecipavano attivamente alle manifestazioni studentesche.
Communist organizations took an active part in student demonstrations.

Non condivido affatto le teorie comuniste discusse nel libro.
I do not share the communist theories discussed in the book at all.

Word forms (4)

Word	Word forms
comunista	masculine · singular
comunista	feminine · singular
comunisti	masculine · plural
comuniste	feminine · plural

Usage notes

Ends in -a for both masculine and feminine singular; masculine plural is -i, feminine plural is -e.

Opposites

Meaning · noun

communist

A supporter of communism or a member of a communist party.

In a sentence

Mio nonno è stato un comunista per tutta la vita.
My grandfather was a communist his whole life.

Conosci molte comuniste in quella facoltà universitaria?
Do you know many communists in that university department?

Non tutti i membri del gruppo si definiscono comunisti.
Not all members of the group call themselves communists.

Word forms (2)

Word	Word forms
comunista	singular
comunisti (m), comuniste (f)	plural

Usage notes

Takes masculine or feminine articles in the singular (il/la comunista), but has regular plurals: i comunisti, le comuniste.
plural comunisti (m), comuniste (f)

Opposites

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