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druzhina

druzhina noun: a retinue in the service of a chieftain in mediaeval Slavic Europe.

Noun

druzhina (plural druzhinas)

  1. (historical) A retinue in the service of a chieftain in mediaeval Slavic Europe.

Forms of druzhina

pluraldruzhinas

Origin of druzhina

From Russian дружи́на (družína, “fellowship”), from друг (drug, “companion, friend”).

Questions about druzhina

What does druzhina mean?
Druzhina means a retinue in the service of a chieftain in mediaeval Slavic Europe.
What part of speech is druzhina?
Druzhina is a noun.
What is the plural of druzhina?
The plural of druzhina is druzhinas.

Words near druzhina in the dictionary

  1. Druze
  2. Druze star
  3. Druze stars
  4. Druzes
  5. Druzhba
  6. druzhina
  7. druzhinas
  8. Druzhkivka
  9. Druzhkovka
  10. Druzian
  11. Druzism

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