Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A Russian name of the mother fur-seal, used on the Pribilof Islands.

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Examples

  • That cold water bath many Indians have because there's no electricity...that 'matka' they use because they can't afford a fridge...and the long walk they take to work and back because private transport is expensive and public transport shoddy.

    Green survey is all backwards.... GayandRight 2009

  • His transfer was followed by attempts made by a section of the editors to portray that the state's top cop was transferred due to his crusade against the 'matka' lobby.

    Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press Various

  • I found the plastic pots really cute yet I would love to have the kulfi in a real matka.

    Shev Batata Puri N Matka Kulfi Anjali 2007

  • Some time back we tried the Haldiram's Shev Puri packet and the Amul's matka/pot kulfi.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Anjali 2007

  • Juan Antinoo – matka boska tranwestycka « Marcepanowo

    Transgender Women and Catholic Iconography « Gender Across Borders 2009

  • Looks fabulous, but I'm really eyeing the sev batat puri and matka kulfi.

    Sister Rolls Anjali 2007

  • Some time back we tried the Haldiram's Shev Puri packet and the Amul's matka/pot kulfi.

    Shev Batata Puri N Matka Kulfi Anjali 2007

  • I found the plastic pots really cute yet I would love to have the kulfi in a real matka.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Anjali 2007

  • It is sometimes served in a clay pot as matka kulfi.

    Kesar Malai Kulfi Jyothsna 2008

  • It is sometimes served in a clay pot as matka kulfi.

    Archive 2008-06-01 Jyothsna 2008

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