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powodzianka

//pɔ.vɔˈd͡ʑan.ka//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    female equivalent of powodzianin (“flood survivor, flood victim”) (person who had to leave their previous place of residence due to damage resulting from flooding)

Etymology

From powódź + -anka. Coined during the Millennium Flood of 1997.

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