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boyuvke

boyuvke noun: a Jewish armed self-defence unit during the first Russian revolution.

Noun

boyuvke (plural boyuvkes)

  1. A Jewish armed self-defence unit during the first Russian revolution

Forms of boyuvke

pluralboyuvkes
alternative formboyuvka

Origin of boyuvke

From Russian "boy", combat, battle; hence, Yiddish "boyuvke", combat unit, commando. e.g. The last decade of the 19th century in Babruysk was characterized by pogroms as a result of the assassination of the Russian emperor Alexander II. However, most of the attacks were repelled by self-organized Jewish armed units called boyuvkes.

Questions about boyuvke

What does boyuvke mean?
Boyuvke means a Jewish armed self-defence unit during the first Russian revolution.
What part of speech is boyuvke?
Boyuvke is a noun.
What is the plural of boyuvke?
The plural of boyuvke is boyuvkes.

Words near boyuvke in the dictionary

  1. boytoys
  2. Boyts
  3. Boyum
  4. Boyums
  5. Boyup Brook
  6. boyuvke
  7. boyuvkes
  8. boywife
  9. boywives
  10. boyz
  11. boyzilian

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