English Explanatory Dictionary

Abrek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A North Caucasian highlander, a guerrilla fighter during Russian expansion in the North Caucasus in the 19th century.
  2. A bandit, thug, a menacing looking man from the North Caucasus, especially if armed.
  3. A North Caucasian (person from the North Caucasus).

Word forms

Abrek Abreks

Etymology

From Ossetian абрӕг (abræg, “robber”) via Russian абре́к (abrɛ́k).

Translations

Armenian: աբրեկ Belarusian: абрэ́к Georgian: აბრაგი Karachay-Balkar: абирек Nogai: аьбрек Ossetian: абрӕг Russian: абре́к Ukrainian: абре́к
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