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samovar
 
SYLLABICATION:sam·o·var
PRONUNCIATION:  sm-vär
NOUN: A metal urn with a spigot, used to boil water for tea and traditionally having a chimney and heated by coals.
ETYMOLOGY:Russian : samo, self; see sem-1 in Appendix I + varit', to boil.
 
 
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  Samothrace Samoyed  
 
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