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Definition: Kalashnikov

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A type of submachine gun made in Russia.[Wordnet].

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Date "Kalashnikov" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1929. (references)

Common Expressions: Kalashnikov

Expressions Definition
Kalashnikov culture The attitudes and behavior in a social group that resolves political disputes by force of arms; "the Kalashnikov culture in Afghanistan". Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov A Song about Tsar Ivan Vasilyevish, the Young Oprichnik, and the Valorous Merchant Kalashnikov, often abbreviated as The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov, is a poem by Mikhail Lermontov written in 1837 and first published in 1838. (references)

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Extended Definition: Kalashnikov

Kalashnikov

Kalashnikov is commonly used to refer to a type of rifle:

  • AK-47, or another rifle in that series
  • AK-74

Kalashnikov may also refer to:

  • Mikhail Kalashnikov (born 1919), Russian small arms designer
  • Maxim Kalashnikov (born 1966), Russian writer and political activist

Kalashnikov may also refer to:

  • Kalashnikov (band), Italian punk band
  • The Kalashnikov Variation, a chess variation
  • The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov, 1837 poem by Mikhail Lermontov

Etymology

It represents Russian Калашников, a sandhi alteration of earlier Калачников, which means "belonging to (usually "son of" or "place of") a man who made a type of Russian fancy bread called kalach".

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Topics by Level of Interest: Kalashnikov

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Mikhail Kalashnikov 13     Kalashnikov 6
Maxim Kalashnikov 6     Kalashnikov (band) 4
Kalashnikov 6     List of weapons influenced by the Kalashnikov design 4
List of weapons influenced by the Kalashnikov design 4     Maxim Kalashnikov 6
Kalashnikov (band) 4     Mikhail Kalashnikov 13
The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov 3     The Song of the Merchant Kalashnikov 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

Synonyms: Kalashnikov
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Other

 Uzzi.

Expression

 assault rifle.
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Translations: Kalashnikov

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Deutsch Kalaschnikow (Kalashnikov). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, Kalashnikov. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Kalashnikov (Kalashnikov). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Kalashnikov. (volunteer & more translations)
German Kalaschnikow (Kalashnikov). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, Kalashnikov. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Kalaschnikow (Kalashnikov). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, Kalashnikov. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Kalaschnikow (Kalashnikov). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, Kalashnikov. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Kalashnikov

Language Translations for “Kalashnikov” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin Alashnikovkay (Kalashnikov). Additional references: Pig Latin, Kalashnikov. (volunteer)
Terran B Kalashikovw (Kalashnikov). Additional references: Terran B, Kalashnikov. (volunteer)
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