Etymology

stolovaya

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Today it means: A basic, utilitarian cafeteria in Soviet Russia. Full definition →

Russian столовая
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromстоловая
  2. English todaystolovaya

Borrowed from Russian столовая (stolovaja).

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