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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kudeta
"군부는 새벽에 쿠데타를 일으켰습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
"The military staged a sudden coup to overthrow the president." - 2
A notable or successful achievement or stroke.
"Securing the exclusive interview was a major coup for the journalist."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'coup' originates from the French term 'coup d'état', which means 'a blow to the state'. It entered English in the late 19th century, reflecting a shift in meaning from a physical strike to a sudden, often violent, overthrow of a government.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Coup" is said worldwide
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coup d'État
Transliteration: kou de ta
"L'armée a mené un coup d'État inattendu."
Putsch
Transliteration: Putsch
"Der politische Putsch überraschte die Bevölkerung."
colpo di Stato
Transliteration: kolpo di stato
"Il golpe ha cambiato radicalmente il governo del paese."
golpe de Estado
Transliteration: golpe de es-ta-do
"El golpe de Estado derrocó al régimen anterior."
golpe de Estado
Transliteration: gow-pi dji is-ta-du
"O golpe de Estado gerou instabilidade política."
तख्तापलट
Transliteration: takhtāpalat
"सेना ने देश में तख्तापलट कर दिया।"
政变
Transliteration: zhèngbiàn
"这场政变改变了国家的政治格局。"
쿠데타
Transliteration: kudeta
"군부는 새벽에 쿠데타를 일으켰습니다."
クーデター
Transliteration: kūdetā
"その軍事クーデターにより政権が崩壊した。"
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