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duma
[ doo-muh ]
/ ˈdu mə /
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noun
(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
(initial capital letter) an elective legislative assembly, established in 1905 by Nicholas II, constituting the lower house of parliament.
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Origin of duma
1865–70; <Russian, Old Russian dúma assembly, council (an early homonym with dúma thought); cognate with Bulgarian dúma word, Slovak duma meditation; Slavic *dum- probably <Gothic dōms judgment (see doom)
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duma
douma
/ Russian (ˈduːmə) /
noun Russian history
(usually capital) the elective legislative assembly established by Tsar Nicholas II in 1905: overthrown by the Bolsheviks in 1917
(before 1917) any official assembly or council
short for State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian parliament
Word Origin for duma
C20: from duma thought, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic dōms judgment
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