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Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
универса́м • (universám) m inan (genitive универса́ма, nominative plural универса́мы, genitive plural универса́мов)
- acronym of универса́льный магази́н самообслу́живания (universálʹnyj magazín samoobslúživanija, “universal self-service store”): supermarket
2006, Виктор Пелевин, “Солнечный город”, in Empire V, ФТМ; English translation from Anthony Phillips, transl., Empire V, London: Gollancz, 2016:Я ответил судьбе тем, что устроился работать грузчиком в универсаме возле дома.- Ja otvetil sudʹbe tem, što ustroilsja rabotatʹ gruzčikom v universame vozle doma.
- My response to fate’s decree was to take a job as a lorry unloader at the supermarket not far from our house.
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