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- Russian · borrowed fromсисте́ма
- English todaysystema
Borrowed from Russian систе́ма (sistéma), with spelling likely influenced by system. Doublet of system.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A Russian martial art, first appearing in the 1990s, involving a wide variety of fighting styles, including hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife-fighting and firearms (with the specific elements usually dictated by the individual school). Full definition →
Borrowed from Russian систе́ма (sistéma), with spelling likely influenced by system. Doublet of system.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.