stanitsa

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noun

A Cossack village.

OriginRussian стани́ца ← Old East Slavic станъ →
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Meanings

nounstanitsa (plural stanitsas or stanitsi or stanitsy)

plural stanitsas · plural stanitsi · plural stanitsy

  1. A Cossack village.

Origin

  1. Old East Slavicстанъ
  2. Russianстани́ца
  3. Englishstanitsa

From Russian стани́ца (staníca), a cognate with a word for station in many Slavic languages, ultimately from Old East Slavic станъ (stanŭ).

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Translations

French stanitsa
  • stanitsaa Cossack village
German Staniza
  • Stanizaa Cossack village
Romanian stanița
  • stanițaa Cossack village
Russian стани́ца
  • стани́ца (staníca)a Cossack village
Ukrainian стани́ця
  • стани́ця (stanýcja)a Cossack village

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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