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 hammer and sickle　（the ～） つちと鎌(かま) ((旧ソ連の国旗)).

songbird

noun [ C ]

UK 

 /ˈsɒŋ.bɜːd/ US 

 /ˈsɑːŋ.bɝːd/

 

any of many different types of bird that make musical sounds

hammer and sickle

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Contents

• 1English
  • 1.1Noun
    • 1.1.1Translations
  • 1.2See also
  • 1.3Further reading

English[edit]

Hammer and sickle.

Noun[edit]

hammer and sickle (plural hammers and sickles)

1. A depiction of a sickle crossed with a hammer, used as a symbol of communism and the Soviet Union.
2. (metonymically) Socialism or communism itself.

Translations[edit]

±show ▼symbol of communism