американка

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Etymology 1

америка́н(ец) (amerikán(ec)) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Noun

америка́нка (amerikánkaf anim (genitive америка́нки, nominative plural америка́нки, genitive plural америка́нок, masculine америка́нец, diminutive америка́ночка)

  1. female equivalent of америка́нец (amerikánec): American woman or girl
    • 1915, Иван Бунин, Господин из Сан-Франциско; English translation from The Gentleman from San Francisco, New York: Modern Library, 1925:
      Жена его никогда не отличалась особой впечатлительностью, но ведь все пожилые американки страстные путешественницы.
      Žena jevo nikogda ne otličalasʹ osoboj vpečatlitelʹnostʹju, no vedʹ vse požilyje amerikanki strastnyje putešestvennicy.
      His wife had never been distinguished for any particular susceptibility to fresh impressions, but then all elderly American women are ardent travellers.
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Etymology 2

Noun

америка́нка (amerikánkaf inan (genitive америка́нки, nominative plural америка́нки, genitive plural америка́нок, diminutive америка́ночка)

  1. а sort of high-wheeled sulky, first presented in Russia in 1889 by American sportsmen
  2. free pyramid (American pyramid), a variant of billiards
  3. a sort of jobbing press
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Ukrainian

Etymology

From америка́н(ець) (amerykán(ecʹ), American) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

Noun

америка́нка (amerykánkaf pers (genitive америка́нки, nominative plural америка́нки, genitive plural америка́нок, masculine америка́нець)

  1. female equivalent of америка́нець (amerykánecʹ, American)

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