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Added 9 October 2026

rada

noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about rada at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries.
A soviet, a form of governing council in the former Soviet Union.

Origin

Borrowed from Polish rada, from Middle High German rât. Compare German Rat, Icelandic ráð and Dutch raad. Doublet of rede.

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