Slavic`

Sophie K. (United States of America)
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  1. gulag
    a Russian prison camp for political prisoners
  2. parka
    a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
  3. Slav
    any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language
  4. robot
    a mechanism that can move automatically
  5. samovar
    a metal urn with a spigot at the base
  6. kremlin
    citadel of a Russian town
  7. troika
    a Russian carriage pulled by three horses abreast
  8. slave
    a person who is forcibly held in servitude
  9. mammoth
    extinct elephant widely distributed in the Pleistocene
  10. Siberian
    of or relating to or characteristic of Siberia or the Siberians
  11. tundra
    a vast treeless plain where subsoil is permanently frozen
  12. Permian
    the geologic period from about 299 to 252 million years ago
  13. kishke
    (Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal and suet
  14. glasnost
    a Soviet policy allowing freer discussion of social problems
  15. paprika
    a plant bearing sweet, mild red peppers
  16. sable
    marten of northern Asian forests having dark brown fur
  17. kasha
    boiled or baked buckwheat
  18. nebbish
    (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton
  19. polka
    a Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
  20. Bolshevik
    a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
  21. vampire
    a corpse rising at night to drink the blood of the living
  22. sputnik
    a Russian artificial satellite
  23. knish
    a baked or fried turnover filled with potato or meat
  24. cravat
    a scarf or band of cloth worn around the neck
  25. babushka
    a headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin
  26. Soviet
    of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people
  27. borzoi
    tall fast-moving dog breed
Created on Mon Dec 13 20:55:06 EST 2010 (updated Mon Dec 13 21:03:32 EST 2010)

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