Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A unit of length formerly used in Russia and Turkey, equal to about 71 centimeters (28 inches).
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- noun a Russian unit of length (71 cm)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Russian arshin, from Tatar arshyn, an ell; akin to Turkish arşin, from Middle Persian ārešn, cubit, from Old Persian arašn-, ell; see el- in Indo-European roots.]
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