perestroika

pe·re·stroi·ka

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [per-uh-stroi-kuh; Russian pyi-ryi-stroi-kuh]
- /ˌpɛr əˈstrɔɪ kə; Russian pyɪ ryɪˈstrɔɪ kə/
- /ˌper.əˈstrɔɪ.kə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [per-uh-stroi-kuh; Russian pyi-ryi-stroi-kuh]
- /ˌpɛr əˈstrɔɪ kə; Russian pyɪ ryɪˈstrɔɪ kə/

Definitions of perestroika word

noun perestroika Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986. 1
noun perestroika Soviet Union: 80s reform 1
uncountable noun perestroika Perestroika is a term which was used to describe the changing political and social structure of the former Soviet Union during the late 1980s. 0
noun perestroika the policy of reconstructing the economy, etc, of the former Soviet Union under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachov 0
noun perestroika the policy of restructuring and reforming the economic, political, and social systems of the U.S.S.R. promoted by Mikhail Gorbachev beginning in the mid 1980s 0

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perestroika popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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