tselina

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noun

A "virgin land": an underdeveloped, scarcely populated, high-fertility region of land often covered with chernozem soil in Russia and Kazakhstan.

OriginRussian целина́ →
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Meanings

nountselina (plural tselinas or tseliny)

plural tselinas · plural tseliny

  1. A "virgin land": an underdeveloped, scarcely populated, high-fertility region of land often covered with chernozem soil in Russia and Kazakhstan.

Origin

  1. Russianцелина́
  2. Englishtselina

From Russian целина́ (celiná).

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Translations

Bulgarian целина́
  • целина́ (celiná)virgin lands in Russia and Kazakhstan
Finnish uudismaa
  • uudismaavirgin lands in Russia and Kazakhstan
German Neuland
  • Neulandvirgin lands in Russia and Kazakhstan
Russian целина́
  • целина́ (celiná)virgin lands in Russia and Kazakhstan
Ukrainian цілина́
  • цілина́ (cilyná)virgin lands in Russia and Kazakhstan

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

salientelastinsaltineSteliannailsetstanielalestin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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