обыватель

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Russian

Etymology

обыва́ть (obyvátʹ, to inhabit, dwell) +‎ -тель (-telʹ). Compare Polish obywatel, Czech obyvatel.

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Noun

обыва́тель (obyvátelʹm anim (genitive обыва́теля, nominative plural обыва́тели, genitive plural обыва́телей, feminine обыва́тельница, relational adjective обыва́тельский)

  1. the average man/citizen, the man in the street
  2. philistine
  3. (obsolete) resident, inhabitant

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