raskol

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noun

A criminal in Papua New Guinea, sometimes operating as part of a gang.

OriginEnglish rascal →
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Meanings

raskol1

nounraskol (plural raskols)

plural raskols

  1. A criminal in Papua New Guinea, sometimes operating as part of a gang.

Raskol2

proper noun
  1. historicalChristianityA mid-17th-century schism that split the Russian Orthodox Church into an official church and the Old Believers movement, triggered by the reforms of Patriarch Nikon in 1653, which aimed to establish uniformity between Greek and Russian church practices.

Origin

raskol · noun

  1. Englishrascal
  2. Englishraskol

Reborrowed from Tok Pisin, from English rascal.

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Raskol · proper noun

  1. Russianраскол
  2. EnglishRaskol

From Russian раскол (raskol).

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Cite this entry
APA

raskol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raskol

MLA

“raskol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raskol. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “raskol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/raskol.

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