kibitka

/ (kɪˈbɪtkə) /

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noun

(in Russia) a covered sledge or wagon

a felt tent used among the Tatars of central Asia

a Tatar family

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Word Origin for kibitka

C18: Russian, from Tatar kibits

Words nearby kibitka

kibbutz, kibbutznik, kibe, Kibei, kibi-, kibitka, kibitz, kibitzer, kiblah, kibosh, kick

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How to use kibitka in a sentence

In a kibitka covered with bast, drawn by three lean and sleepy nags, Raisky drove slowly to his estate.
The Precipice|Ivan Goncharov
Without waiting for the kibitka to turn in through the gate, he ran forward, and stood before the young girl.
The Precipice|Ivan Goncharov
They were, as Byron says of the “kibitka,” “a cursed kind of carriage without springs.”
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper
The yourt, or tent, of the Kirghiz bears a close resemblance to the kibitka of the Kalmucks.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams

Away through a long corridor, and across an inner courtyard, to the reception-hall—a large dome-shaped tent or kibitka.
Some Heroes of Travel|W. H. Davenport Adams