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Kalashnikov

Pronunciation: /kəˈlaʃnɪkɒf, -ˈlɑːʃ-/
Definition of Kalashnikov

noun

  • a type of rifle or sub-machine gun made in Russia: [as modifier]:a Kalashnikov rifle

Origin:

1970s: named after Mikhail T. Kalashnikov (born 1919), the Russian designer of the weapons

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