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rural-type settlement

Today it means: a semi-official designation for a settlement with a rural character, where settlement would not be enough to distinguish it from urban-type settlement Full definition →

Russian посёлок се́льского ти́па ← Ukrainian се́лище сільсько́го ти́пу

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Ukrainian · calque ofсе́лище сільсько́го ти́пу
Russian · calque ofпосёлок се́льского ти́па
English todayrural-type settlement

Calque of Russian посёлок се́льского ти́па (posjólok sélʹskovo típa), Ukrainian се́лище сільсько́го ти́пу (sélyšče silʹsʹkóho týpu), or similar.

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