shtrafbat

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noun

A Soviet penal battalion that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II.

OriginRussian штрафбат →
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Meanings

nounshtrafbat (plural shtrafbats)

plural shtrafbats

  1. historicalA Soviet penal battalion that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II.

Origin

  1. Russianштрафбат
  2. Englishshtrafbat

From Russian штрафбат (štrafbat).

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APA

shtrafbat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shtrafbat

MLA

“shtrafbat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shtrafbat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shtrafbat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shtrafbat.

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