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da·cha (dä′c̸hä)

noun

in Russia, a country house or cottage used as a vacation retreat

Etymology: Russ, orig. a giving, gift < datya, verbal noun < dat', to give < IE base *do-, to give > Sans dāti-, Gr dosis, gift

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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