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Meaning of ushkuinik | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A medieval Novgorodian pirate who led a life similar to that of a Viking.

Examples

“Vasily tells his mother that he wants to travel to Jerusalem because the time has come for him to repent his earlier misdeeds, possibly an allusion to a life of fighting, killing, and robbery as a Viking-like ushkuinik.”

CEFR level

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

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