revolutionary


Definition: Meaning of, revolutionary in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɛvəˈluːʃ(ə)n(ə)ri /

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  1. completely new and different, especially in a way that leads to great improvements
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  2. [only before noun] relating to a political or social revolution
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revolutionary revolutionaries
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  1. someone who joins in or supports a political or social revolution [↪  rebel]
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revolutionary used in phrases

  • American Revolutionary War (noun)
    1. the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
  • American Revolutionary War, the
    1. (1775-83) the war in which people in Britain's COLONIES in North America became independent and established the United States of America
  • American Revolutionary leader (noun)
    1. a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States
  • Arab Revolutionary Brigades (noun)
    1. a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
  • Fatah Revolutionary Council (noun)
    1. a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries
  • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (noun)
    1. a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug dealers
  • Revolutionary Justice Organisation (noun)
    1. a Shiite Islamic political and paramilitary organization based in Lebanon
  • Revolutionary Justice Organization (noun)
    1. a Shiite Islamic political and paramilitary organization based in Lebanon
  • Revolutionary Organisation 17 November (noun)
    1. a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO and the United States; an active terrorist group during the 1980s
  • Revolutionary Organization 17 November (noun)
    1. a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO and the United States; an active terrorist group during the 1980s
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