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SAMOVAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does samovar mean?
• SAMOVAR (noun)
The noun SAMOVAR has 1 sense:
1. a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea
Familiarity information: SAMOVAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("samovar" is a kind of...):
urn (a large pot for making coffee or tea)
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