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- Polish · calque ofwilczy bilet
- Russian · calque ofво́лчий биле́т
- English todaywolf's ticket
Calque of Russian во́лчий биле́т (vólčij bilét), calque of Polish wilczy bilet.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
wolf's ticket
Today it means: In tsarist and Stalinist-era Russia, a restricted internal passport issued to those suspected or convicted of political or other crimes which limited where they could travel and reside. Full definition →
Russian во́лчий биле́т ← Polish wilczy bilet