sit-in

See also: sitin and sit in

English

Etymology

A deverbal from sit in. By surface analysis, sit +‎ -in (protest).

Pronunciation

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Noun

sit-in (plural sit-ins)

  1. A peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leave.
    Coordinate terms: be-in, die-in, love-in, read-in
    • 2000, Immanuel C. Y. Hsü, “The Violent Crackdown at T’ien-an-men Square”, in The Rise of Modern China‎[1], 6th edition, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 928:
      Thousands of students marched in the streets and staged a sit-in at T’ien-an-men Square, chanting “Long live democracy! Long live freedom! Down with corruption!”
    • 2018 August 10, “Chinese Hui Muslims protest mosque demolition in Weizhou”, in Deutsche Welle‎[2], archived from the original on 10 August 2018, Asia‎[3]:
      Local sources said a sit-in protest by hundreds of ethnic Hui Muslims took place on Friday to defend the huge new mosque, which was built last year in the northern region of Ningxia.

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Adjective

sit-in (not comparable)

  1. Designed to be sat in.
    a sit-in kayak
    a sit-in bath

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English sit-in.

Pronunciation

Noun

sit-in m (plural sit-ins)

  1. sit-in

Further reading

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