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zemlyanka

/zɛmliˈɑŋkə/

zemlyanka noun: dugout, earth-house (shelter or dwelling, especially in some Slavic countries).

Noun

zemlyanka (plural zemlyankas or zemlyanki)

  1. dugout, earth-house (shelter or dwelling, especially in some Slavic countries)

Forms of zemlyanka

pluralzemlyankas
pluralzemlyanki

Origin of zemlyanka

Borrowed from Russian земля́нка (zemljánka).

Questions about zemlyanka

What does zemlyanka mean?
Zemlyanka means dugout, earth-house (shelter or dwelling, especially in some Slavic countries).
What part of speech is zemlyanka?
Zemlyanka is a noun.
How do you pronounce zemlyanka?
Zemlyanka is pronounced /zɛmliˈɑŋkə/.
What is the plural of zemlyanka?
The plural of zemlyanka is zemlyankas.

Words near zemlyanka in the dictionary

  1. zemis
  2. Zemke
  3. Zemkes
  4. zemkorite
  5. Zemljoslav
  6. zemlyanka
  7. zemlyankas
  8. zemlyanki
  9. zemmi
  10. zemmiphobia
  11. zemmis

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