dumas
/ˈduːməs/
dumas is the plural of duma.
Meaning of duma
Noun
duma (plural dumas)
- A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament).
- Hence, while preserving his autocratic power, the Czar decrees a “Gosudarstvennaia Duma,” or State Council. The elections for this Duma will cover the whole territory of the Empire, ...1905, “Russian Duma” in The Outlook Volume 80, 989
- A drink mixing wine and vodka.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Dumas
Dumas
- A surname from French.
- Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870), French novelist and playwright
- A city in Desha County, Arkansas.
- A town in Tippah County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Clark County, Missouri.
- A city, the county seat of Moore County, Texas.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Dumas
Dumas
- plural of Duma
Origin of dumas
Borrowed from French Dumas, meaning "from the farmstead", especially one in the south of France.
Questions about dumas
- What does dumas mean?
- Dumas means a surname from French.
- What is dumas the plural of?
- Dumas is the plural of duma.
- What part of speech is dumas?
- Dumas is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce dumas?
- Dumas is pronounced /ˈduːməs/.
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