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tavla

Noun CEFR B1
teɪvlɑː

Definitions

A version of the board game backgammon played widely in Turkey and other countries of the region.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Françaistavla
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Српскиtavlaтавла
Türkçetavla

Examples

“1978, Past the tavern and hear the joggle of tavlas — Lawrence Durrell, in a 1977 interview published in Listener, 1978, and reprinted in Lawrence Durrell: Conversations, 1998 (see p.174)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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