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ба́рыня — meaning in English

barynya

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English meaning

  • boyar noun A member of the highest rank of nobility below royalty in medieval Russia and other Slavic and Balkan states.
  • lady noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
  • madam noun A polite, formal way to address a woman.

Senses

ба́рыня is used for these senses in English:

  • boyar (historical) A member of a rank of aristocracy (second only to princes) in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia and Romania.
  • lady A title for someone married to a lord or gentleman.
  • madam A polite form of address for a woman or lady.

lady — full definition

  1. noun A polite or formal word for a woman, especially one with refined manners.
  2. noun A British title of nobility for a woman, used before her name (as the wife of a lord or knight, or in her own right).

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