dacha

or dat·cha

[ dah-chuh ]

noun
  1. a Russian country house or villa.

Origin of dacha

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; from Russian dácha, originally, “allotment of land”; cognate with Serbo-Croatian dȁća, Slovenian dáča “tribute,” from unattested Slavic datja; akin to Latin dōs, stem dōt- “marriage portion”; see dowry, dot2

Words Nearby dacha

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How to use dacha in a sentence

  • In fact, the dacha became the meeting center of the Russian underground with their liaison agent from the West.

    Revolution | Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • He approached the dacha at the point where the line of pine trees came nearest to it.

    Revolution | Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • They smoke also the leaves of a kind of hemp called dacha, which stupefies and intoxicates.

    Torrey's Narrative | William Torrey
  • None at all when the dacha wasn't in use for a conference or to hide someone on the lam from the KGB.

    Revolution | Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • He must have been a dacha smoker, for he coughed hideously, twisting his body with the paroxysms.

    Prester John | John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for dacha

dacha

datcha

/ (ˈdætʃə) /


noun
  1. a country house or cottage in Russia

Origin of dacha

1
from Russian: a giving, gift

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