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sharashka

sharashka noun: a secret research and development laboratory in the Soviet gulag.

Noun

sharashka (plural sharashkas)

  1. A secret research and development laboratory in the Soviet gulag.

Forms of sharashka

pluralsharashkas
alternative formsharaga

Origin of sharashka

From Russian шара́шка (šaráška) or шара́жка (šarážka), a diminutive for шара́га (šarága).

Questions about sharashka

What does sharashka mean?
Sharashka means a secret research and development laboratory in the Soviet gulag.
What part of speech is sharashka?
Sharashka is a noun.
What is the plural of sharashka?
The plural of sharashka is sharashkas.

Words near sharashka in the dictionary

  1. sharagas
  2. Sharamurunian
  3. Sharanga
  4. sharara
  5. shararas
  6. sharashka
  7. sharashkas
  8. sharawadgi
  9. sharawaggi
  10. sharbat
  11. sharbats

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