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berlinka

//bɛrˈliŋ.ka/ | /bɛrˈliŋ.ka/ | [bɛrˈlʲin.ka]/
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    female equivalent of berlińczyk (“Berlinian”) (female inhabitant of Berlin)
  2. 2.
    flat-bottomed riverboat
  3. 3.
    sprung horse-drawn carriage for four people, with a richly decorated body and large windows
  4. 4.
    Prussian silver coin
  5. 5.
    type of tramway
  6. 6.
    type of cold meat in the form of a thin sausage, a variety of frankfurter
  7. 7.
    type of dark purple oblong potato
  8. 8.
    informalsection of the road from Berlin to Königsberg running through Poland, built during the Third Reich

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • berlinianka
  • ścianka berlińska

Etymology

From Berlin + -ka. First attested in the 1743-1764.

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