narodnaya
narodnaya Lexical Profile
• noun
The highest mountain peak of the Ural Mountains, located in Russia, standing at an elevation of 1,894 meters.
"Many seasoned climbers travel to Russia to summit Mount Narodnaya, the highest point of the Ural mountain range."
A historical reference to Narodnaya Volya (People's Will), a 19th-century revolutionary political organization in the Russian Empire known for its radical tactics and the assassination of Tsar Alexander II.
"The history of the Russian revolutionary movement often highlights the intense political impact of Narodnaya in the late nineteenth century."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into English from the Russian 'Народная' (Narodnaya), meaning 'People's', derived from 'народ' (narod, meaning 'people').
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