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Stavka

Stavka proper noun: soviet armed forces headquarters during World War 2, directly under the control of Stalin.

Proper noun

Stavka

  1. Soviet armed forces headquarters during World War 2, directly under the control of Stalin.

Origin of Stavka

From Russian ставка (stavka).

Questions about Stavka

What does Stavka mean?
Stavka means soviet armed forces headquarters during World War 2, directly under the control of Stalin.
What part of speech is Stavka?
Stavka is a proper noun.

Words near Stavka in the dictionary

  1. staving in
  2. staving off
  3. stavings
  4. Stavinoha
  5. Stavinohas
  6. Stavka
  7. stavnsbånd
  8. Stavridis
  9. Stavridises
  10. stavropegia
  11. stavropegial

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