Etymology

Frunze

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Russian Фру́нзе
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromФру́нзе
  2. English todayFrunze

Borrowed from Russian Фру́нзе (Frúnze); cognate with Romanian Frunză. From 1926–1991, the city was named after the Bolshevik military leader Mikhail Frunze, who was born here.

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