Stalin

/ˈstɑlən/
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Other forms: Stalins

Definitions of Stalin
  1. noun
    Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)
    synonyms: Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, Joseph Stalin
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    commie, communist
    a socialist who advocates communism
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