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muzhik

or mou·jik, mu·jik, mu·zjik

[ moo-zhik, moo-zhik ]
/ muˈʒɪk, ˈmu ʒɪk /

noun

a Russian peasant.

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Origin of muzhik

1560–70; <Russian muzhík, equivalent to muzh husband, man (OCS mǫžĭ, akin to man) + -ik diminutive suffix

Words nearby muzhik

mutule, muumuu, muxe, Muybridge, Muzak, muzhik, Muzorewa, Muztag, Muztagata, muzz, muzzle
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British Dictionary definitions for muzhik

muzhik

moujik or mujik

/ (ˈmuːʒɪk) /

noun

a Russian peasant, esp under the tsars

Word Origin for muzhik

C16: from Russian: peasant
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