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Borki

/ˈbɔrki/

Borki proper noun: the name of numerous settlements in Poland.

Proper noun

Borki

  1. The name of numerous settlements in Poland.
  2. (historical) A free settlement, the administrative centre of Borchanskaya volost, Zmiev Uyezd, Kharkov Governorate, the Russian Empire, site of the Borki train disaster of 1888; now the village of Birky in Zmiiv urban hromada, Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.
    • […] on October 29, 1888, the Russian imperial train was derailed at Borki by defective track, and twenty-one persons were killed.1945 September–October, C. Hamilton Ellis, “Royal Trains—V”, in Railway Magazine, pages 251–252
  3. The name of numerous settlements in Russia, including
  4. A village, the administrative centre of Borkovsky selsoviet, Sudzhansky Raion, Kursk Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia.
    • Then we have a new geolocation from the South – south of Borki – the small town of Spalnoye.2024 September 4th, Torsten Heinrich M.A. (channel name: “Military & History”), Stopped at Pokrovsk, the Russaians^([sic]) change direction. Lots of aid for Ukraine! Ukraine Sitrep, via YouTube...

Origin of Borki

From Polish Borki and Russian Бо́рки (Bórki). Compare Birky.

Questions about Borki

What does Borki mean?
Borki means the name of numerous settlements in Poland.
What part of speech is Borki?
Borki is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Borki?
Borki is pronounced /ˈbɔrki/.

Words near Borki in the dictionary

  1. borken
  2. borkha
  3. borkhas
  4. Borkholder
  5. Borkholders
  6. Borki
  7. borking
  8. borkings
  9. Borko
  10. Borkovsky
  11. Borkowski

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