Kalashnikov
/ (ˌkəˈlæʃnɪˌkɒf) /
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noun
a Russian-made automatic rifleSee also AK-47
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Word Origin for Kalashnikov
C20: named after Mikhail Kalashnikov (born 1919), its designer
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