telega
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of telega
First recorded in 1550–60; from Russian teléga, probably ultimately from Mongolian; compare classical Mongolian telege(n) “carriage”
Example Sentences
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Although the journey was not continued by night the telega was still Godfrey's constant place of abode.
From Condemned as a Nihilist A Story of Escape from Siberia by Paget, Walter
A little further off stood some cars and a big telega.
From The Precipice by Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich
Zakhar, who had made it easy for Skshetuski to see the prisoners, comforted him while returning to the telega.
From With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Rezanov stood the telega exactly half a day.
From Rezanov by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn
Tell me rather why you sleep in the telega.
From The Precipice by Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich
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