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One of a set of hollow nesting dolls, usually wooden and decorated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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An issue or situation which repeatedly reveals more levels of complexity.
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Usage: figuratively
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Across languages
Translations
89 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
matrioshka
— wooden doll
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Albanian:
kukulla ruse
— wooden doll
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Arabic:
مَاتْرْيُوشْكَا
(mātryūškā)
— wooden doll
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Arabic:
دُمْيَةُ رُوسِيَّة
(dumyatu rūsiyya)
— wooden doll
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Armenian:
մատրյոշկա
(matryoška)
— wooden doll
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Azerbaijani:
matryoşka
— wooden doll
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Basque:
matrioxka
— wooden doll
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Basque:
errusiar panpina
— wooden doll
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Belarusian:
матро́шка
(matróška)
— wooden doll
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Bulgarian:
матрьошка
(matrjoška)
— wooden doll
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Catalan:
matrioixca
— wooden doll
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Catalan:
nina russa
— wooden doll
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Chinese Cantonese:
俄羅斯公仔 /俄罗斯公仔
(ngo4 lo4 si1 gung1 zai2)
— wooden doll
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Chinese Mandarin:
俄羅斯套娃 /俄罗斯套娃
(Éluósī tàowá)
— wooden doll
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Czech:
matrjoška
— wooden doll
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Danish:
matrjosjka
— wooden doll
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Danish:
babusjka
— wooden doll
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Danish:
russisk dukke
— wooden doll
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Dutch:
Russische pop
— wooden doll
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Dutch:
matroesjka
— wooden doll
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Dutch:
baboesjka
— wooden doll
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Esperanto:
matrjoŝko
— wooden doll
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Esperanto:
matrjoŝka pupo
— wooden doll
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Estonian:
matrjoška
— wooden doll
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Finnish:
maatuska
— wooden doll
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Finnish:
matrjoshka
— wooden doll
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French:
poupée russe
— wooden doll
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French:
matriochka
— wooden doll
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French:
poupée gigogne
— wooden doll
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Georgian:
მატრიოშკა
(maṭriošḳa)
— wooden doll
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Georgian:
მატრიოშკები
(maṭriošḳebi)
— wooden doll
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German:
Matrjoschka
— wooden doll
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German:
Matroschka
— wooden doll
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German:
Babuschka-Puppe
— wooden doll
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German:
Matrioschka
— wooden doll
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Greek:
ματριόσκα
(matrióska)
— wooden doll
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Greek:
μπάμπουσκα
(bámpouska)
— wooden doll
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Greek:
μπαμπούσκα
(bampoúska)
— wooden doll
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Hebrew:
מַטְרִיוֹשְׁקָה
(matriyóshka)
— wooden doll
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Hungarian:
matrjoska
— wooden doll
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Ido:
enboxa pupeo
— wooden doll
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Indonesian:
matrioska
— wooden doll
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Italian:
matrioska
— wooden doll
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Italian:
matriosca
— wooden doll
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Japanese:
マトリョーシカ
(matoryōshika)
— wooden doll
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Korean:
마트료시카
(mateuryosika)
— wooden doll
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Northern Kurdish:
matruşka
— wooden doll
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Northern Kurdish:
matryoşka
— wooden doll
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Latvian:
matrjoška
— wooden doll
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Macedonian:
матрјо́шка
(matrjóška)
— wooden doll
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Macedonian:
бабушка
(babuška)
— wooden doll
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Malay:
matryoshka
— wooden doll
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Malayalam:
മത്ര്യോഷ്ക പാവ
(matryōṣka pāva)
— wooden doll
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Norwegian:
matrjosjka
— wooden doll
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Norwegian:
matruska
— wooden doll
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Norwegian:
matrusjka
— wooden doll
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Occitan:
matrïoshca
— wooden doll
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Persian:
ماتروشکا
(mâtruškâ)
— wooden doll
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Polish:
matrioszka
— wooden doll
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Portuguese:
boneca russa
— wooden doll
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Portuguese:
matrioshka
— wooden doll
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Portuguese:
matriosca
— wooden doll
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Portuguese:
matryoshka
— wooden doll
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Romanian:
matrioșka
— wooden doll
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Romanian:
matrioșca
— wooden doll
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Russian:
матрёшка
(matrjóška)
— wooden doll
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Serbo-Croatian:
матрјошка
— wooden doll
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Serbo-Croatian:
ба̀бушка
— wooden doll
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Serbo-Croatian:
matrjoška
— wooden doll
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Serbo-Croatian:
bàbuška
— wooden doll
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Sicilian:
matriosca
— wooden doll
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Silesian:
matrjoszka
— wooden doll
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Slovak:
matrioška
— wooden doll
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Slovene:
matrioška
— wooden doll
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Slovene:
babuška
— wooden doll
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Spanish:
muñeca rusa
— wooden doll
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Spanish:
matrioska
— wooden doll
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Swedish:
rysk docka
— wooden doll
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Swedish:
matrjosjka
— wooden doll
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Swedish:
babusjka
— wooden doll
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Thai:
ตุ๊กตาแม่ลูกดก
(dtúk-gà-dtaa-mɛ̂ɛ-lûuk-dòk)
— wooden doll
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Thai:
มาโตรชก้า
(maa-dtròoch-gâa)
— wooden doll
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Turkish:
matruşka
— wooden doll
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Ukrainian:
матрьо́шка
(matrʹóška)
— wooden doll
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Ukrainian:
мотрі́́йка
(motrí́jka)
— wooden doll
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Uzbek:
matryoshka
— wooden doll
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Vietnamese:
múp bê làm tổ
— wooden doll
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Vietnamese:
búp bê nga
— wooden doll
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Vietnamese:
búp bê lồng nhau
— wooden doll