Advertisement
Advertisement
duma
[ doo-muh ]
noun
- (in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- (initial capital letter) an elective legislative assembly, established in 1905 by Nicholas II, constituting the lower house of parliament.
duma
/ ˈ»å³Ü˳¾É™ /
noun
- usually capital the elective legislative assembly established by Tsar Nicholas II in 1905: overthrown by the Bolsheviks in 1917
- (before 1917) any official assembly or council
- short for State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian parliament
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of duma1
Example Sentences
"They do jobs that would otherwise not get done," Duma Boko told the BBC Africa Daily podcast before his historic inauguration on Friday.
Confident and well-mannered, Botswana's new President Duma Boko carries the traits of a highly trained human rights lawyer.
Dressed in blue-and-white T-shirts and sun hats, they cheered leader Duma Boko.
Hours later, a similar message would circulate in the settler groups but with fire emojis attached to each location, as well as calls from individual settlers to "eliminate the enemy", "exterminate the beasts", and - referring to a nearby Palestinian village - "let all of Duma burn".
The first location on the list spread on WhatsApp by Yered, Rabinovich and others on Saturday morning - in the same message that called for "collective punishment of the murderous Arab population" - was Duma Junction, where the main road exits towards the town.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse