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samizdat (Russian səmizˈdat) 

Definitions

noun

(in the former Soviet Union)
    1. a system of clandestine printing and distribution of banned or dissident literature
    2. (as modifier)   ⇒  ■ a samizdat publication

Word Origin

C20: from Russian, literally: self-published

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