English Explanatory Dictionary

Kalinin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Tver, Russia (Тверь).
  2. A surname from Russian, borne for example by Mikhail Kalinin (a Russian revolutionary).

Word forms

Kalinin Kalinins

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Кали́нин (Kalínin), ultimately from кали́на (kalína, “viburnum”).

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