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systema

/sɪsˈteɪmə/

systema noun: a Russian martial art, first appearing in the 1990s, involving a wide variety of fighting styles, including hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife-fighting and firearms (with the specific elements usually dictated by the individual school).

Noun

systema (uncountable)

  1. A Russian martial art, first appearing in the 1990s, involving a wide variety of fighting styles, including hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife-fighting and firearms (with the specific elements usually dictated by the individual school).

Origin of systema

Borrowed from Russian систе́ма (sistéma), with spelling likely influenced by system. Doublet of system.

Phrases with systema

Words that rhyme with systema

Questions about systema

What does systema mean?
Systema means a Russian martial art, first appearing in the 1990s, involving a wide variety of fighting styles, including hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife-fighting and firearms (with the specific elements usually dictated by the individual school).
What part of speech is systema?
Systema is a noun.
How do you pronounce systema?
Systema is pronounced /sɪsˈteɪmə/.

Words near systema in the dictionary

  1. system units
  2. system-monger
  3. system-mongers
  4. system-on-chip
  5. system-wide
  6. systema
  7. systema nervosum centrale
  8. systema nervosum periphericum
  9. systematic
  10. systematic element name
  11. systematic element names

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