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kommunalka

kommunalka noun: a communal apartment in the former Soviet Union, typically shared by several families. Each family has a room and the kitchen, bathroom, and toilet are shared.

Noun

kommunalka (plural kommunalkas)

  1. A communal apartment in the former Soviet Union, typically shared by several families. Each family has a room and the kitchen, bathroom, and toilet are shared.

Forms of kommunalka

pluralkommunalkas

Origin of kommunalka

From Russian коммуна́лка (kommunálka).

Questions about kommunalka

What does kommunalka mean?
Kommunalka means a communal apartment in the former Soviet Union, typically shared by several families. Each family has a room and the kitchen, bathroom, and toilet are shared.
What part of speech is kommunalka?
Kommunalka is a noun.
What is the plural of kommunalka?
The plural of kommunalka is kommunalkas.

Words near kommunalka in the dictionary

  1. Kommandatura
  2. kommetje
  3. kommetjes
  4. kommoi
  5. kommos
  6. kommunalka
  7. kommunalkas
  8. Komnenian
  9. Komnenians
  10. Komnenoi
  11. Komnenos

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