ukomunisti
oo-koh-moo-NEE-stee
How to say it
Swahiliukomunistioo-koh-moo-NEE-steesoon
Englishcommunismsoon
Frenchcommunismesoon
Meaning
A political system and belief in which property and the means of production are owned in common and the state plans the economy.
Good to know
A u class noun without a plural, usually capitalized in history writing. A communist is mkomunisti; the opposite system is ubepari, capitalism.
Examples
- Nchi hiyo iliachana na ukomunisti mwaka 1991.That country gave up communism in 1991.
- Vita baridi vilikuwa mvutano kati ya ukomunisti na ubepari.The Cold War was a struggle between communism and capitalism.
- Mwalimu alieleza tofauti ya ukomunisti na ujamaa.The teacher explained the difference between communism and socialism.
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