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shatranj

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A board game, an ancestor of modern chess.

uncountable

Equivalents

Françaischatrang
Русскийшатрандж
4 more languages
العربيةشطرنج
ئۇيغۇرچەشەترەنج
اردوشطرنج

Examples

Engrossed in the study of a small ivory shatranj board with pieces of ebony and horn, […] the African held the place nearest the fire […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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