Banderite

Meanings

Noun

• A member of, or one who subscribes to the ideas of, the political movement of Stepan Bandera; more generally, a nationalist Ukrainian.

Adjective

• Of or related to Stepan Bandera or his political movement.

Related

Similar words

• Bandera
• Banderist
• Banderovite

Origin

• 1951, translation of Ukrainian банде́рівець, formed with -ite, from the surname of w:Stepan Bandera (Степа́н Банде́ра, 1909–1959), a leader of revolutionary OUN-B faction of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. Compare Russian банде́ровец.