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dacha

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da⋅cha

[dah-chuh]
–noun
a Russian country house or villa.
Also, datcha.


Origin:
1895–1900; < Russ dácha, orig., allotment of land; c. Serbo-Croatian dȁća, Slovene dáča tribute < Slavic *datja; akin to L dōs, s. dōt- dowry, dot 2
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da·cha   (dä'chə)   
n.  A Russian country house or villa.

[Russian, gift, land, country house; see dō- in Indo-European roots.]
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