чужбина

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Bulgarian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃo̟ʒˈbinɐ]
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Noun

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чужби́на (čužbínaf

  1. foreign country, strange/foreign land
    сестра́ ми живе́е в чужби́на
    sestrá mi živée v čužbína
    my sister lives abroad

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References

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  • чужбина”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • чужбина”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Etymology

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From чужо́й (čužój) +‎ -би́на (-bína). For the suffix, compare ложби́на (ložbína, hollow, depression, shallow ravine).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊʐˈbʲinə]

Noun

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чужби́на (čužbínaf inan (genitive чужби́ны, nominative plural чужби́ны, genitive plural чужби́н)

  1. foreign country, strange/foreign land

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