Meaning of sotnia | Babel Free
Definitions
A Russian or Ukrainian army unit of about a hundred soldiers, chiefly with reference to Cossacks.
Examples
“On March⟳ 27 Mischtschenko marched from Koksan to Chonju, with 2 sotnias out of the 6 as advance guard.”
“In the wide plains that lay⟳ between the border⟳ forests of Russia and Austria, sotnias of Cossacks galloped about, uniformed winds in military order⟳, mounted on the short, nippy horses of their native steppes […].”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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