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shtrafbat

shtrafbat noun: a Soviet penal battalion that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II.

Noun

shtrafbat (plural shtrafbats)

  1. (historical) A Soviet penal battalion that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II.

Forms of shtrafbat

pluralshtrafbats

Origin of shtrafbat

From Russian штрафбат (štrafbat).

Questions about shtrafbat

What does shtrafbat mean?
Shtrafbat means a Soviet penal battalion that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II.
What part of speech is shtrafbat?
Shtrafbat is a noun.
What is the plural of shtrafbat?
The plural of shtrafbat is shtrafbats.

Words near shtrafbat in the dictionary

  1. shtofs
  2. Shtokavian
  3. Shtokavski
  4. shtook
  5. shtoom
  6. shtrafbat
  7. shtrafbats
  8. shtreimel
  9. shtreimels
  10. shtreimlech
  11. shtrudel

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