Meanings
nounzemlyanka (plural zemlyankas or zemlyanki)
plural zemlyankas · plural zemlyanki
- Dugout, earth-house (shelter or dwelling, especially in some Slavic countries).
Origin
- Russianземля́нка
- Englishzemlyanka
Borrowed from Russian земля́нка (zemljánka).
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Bulgarian земля́нка
- земля́нка (zemljánka)earth-house
Czech zemljanka, zemnice
- zemljankaearth-house
- zemniceearth-house
Hebrew זמליאנקה
- זמליאנקה (zemlyánka)earth-house
Latvian zemnīca
- zemnīcaearth-house
Lithuanian žeminė
- žeminėearth-house
Polish ziemianka
- ziemiankaearth-house
Russian земля́нка
- земля́нка (zemljánka)earth-house
Slovak zemľanka, zemnica
- zemľankaearth-house
- zemnicaearth-house
Ukrainian земля́нка
- земля́нка (zemljánka)earth-house
Cite this entry
APA
zemlyanka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zemlyanka
MLA
“zemlyanka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zemlyanka. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zemlyanka,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zemlyanka.
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