окраинный

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *o(b)krajinьnъ. By surface analysis, окра́ина (okráina) +‎ -ный (-nyj)

Pronunciation

Adjective

окра́инный (okráinnyj) (comparative (по)окра́иннее or (по)окра́инней)

  1. (relational) outskirts; marginal, peripheral (relating to or located at the outskirts or margins)
    окра́инный го́родokráinnyj górodmarginal city, peripheral city
    окра́инная беднота́okráinnaja bednotáthe marginal poor

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