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izba

noun

  1. Russian log hut
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Pronunciation: /ɪzˈbɑː/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Old East Slavic изъба (izŭba) Russian изба́ (izbá)bor. English izba Borrowed from Russian изба́ (izbá).

  1. a Russian log hut

    “From the doctor's I flitted over to a travel agency, obtained maps and booklets, studied them, learned that on the mountainside above Cedarn there were two or three clusters of cabins, rushed my order to the Cedarn Post Office, and a few days later had rented for the month of August what looked in the snapshots they sent me like a cross between a mujik's izba and Refuge Z, but it had a tiled bathroom and cost dearer than my Appalachian castle.”