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mrowiskowiec

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Polish

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Etymology

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From mrowisko +‎ -owiec. Compare Russian мураве́йник (muravéjnik).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mrɔ.visˈkɔ.vjɛt͡s/
  • Rhymes: -ɔvjɛt͡s
  • Syllabification: mro‧wis‧ko‧wiec

Noun

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mrowiskowiec m inan

  1. (colloquial) very large, multi-storey apartment block, typical of housing in former socialist countries
    Synonym: mrówkowiec

Declension

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Further reading

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  • mrowiskowiec in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mrowiskowiec in Polish dictionaries at PWN