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tselina

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A "virgin land": an underdeveloped, scarcely populated, high-fertility region of land often covered with chernozem soil in Russia and Kazakhstan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Russian целина́ (celiná).

Across languages

Translations

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  • Belarusian: цаліна́ (caliná) — virgin lands in Russia and Kazakhstan
  • Bulgarian: целина́ (celiná) — virgin lands in Russia and Kazakhstan
  • Finnish: uudismaa — virgin lands in Russia and Kazakhstan
  • German: Neuland — virgin lands in Russia and Kazakhstan
  • Kazakh: тың (tyñ) — virgin lands in Russia and Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyz: дың (dıŋ) — virgin lands in Russia and Kazakhstan
  • Russian: целина́ (celiná) — virgin lands in Russia and Kazakhstan
  • Southern Altai: бӱдӱн јер (büdün ǰer) — virgin lands in Russia and Kazakhstan
  • Ukrainian: цілина́ (cilyná) — virgin lands in Russia and Kazakhstan