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archine

 
Dictionary: ar·chine  ar·shin (är-shēn') pronunciation
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n.
A unit of length formerly used in Russia and Turkey, equal to about 71 centimeters (28 inches).

[Russian arshin, from Tatar arshyn, an ell, akin to Turkish arşin, from Middle Persian ārešn, cubit, from Old Persian arašn-, ell.]


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Meaning #1: a Russian unit of length (71 cm)


 
 

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