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How to pronounce “babushka”
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Pronunciation guide for babushka
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of babushka with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Holly Morris: Why stay in Chernobyl? Because it's home. 8 minutes, 52 seconds
is the entire cosmos of the rural babushka,
- Definition summary
- An Eastern European old woman. [from 1830s]
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How to pronounce babushka
Holly Morris: Why stay in Chernobyl? Because it's home. 8 minutes, 52 seconds
is the entire cosmos of the rural babushka,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “babushka”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An Eastern European old woman. [from 1830s]
- (originally Northern US) A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin. [from 1930s]
- A Russian doll, a matryoshka. [from 1940s]
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