Etymology

Tambov

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Today it means: An oblast of Russia. Full definition →

Russian Тамбо́в
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromТамбо́в
  2. English todayTambov

Borrowed from Russian Тамбо́в (Tambóv), from a Moksha language word meaning wetland, although it sounds like a Russian surname.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.