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Definition of Kibitka
1. n. A tent used by the Kirghiz Tartars.
Definition of Kibitka
1. Noun. A circular tent used by various nomadic peoples such as the Kalmyks and Kyrgyz. ¹
2. Noun. A type of covered horse-drawn carriage from Russia, often used to transport prisoners. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Kibitka
1. a Russian covered wagon [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kibitka
Literary usage of Kibitka
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"kibitka, a covered carriage without springs used in Russia; also the name of a
tent used by the nomad tribes of Kirghiz Tartars. ..."
2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1886)
"The nomads are to pay a tax of four rubles per kibitka, but those who settle in
a fixed domicile are exempted from the ordinary land-tax. ..."
3. The Baroness de Bode, 1775-1803 by William Shakespear Childe-Pemberton (1900)
"... NOETH TO SOUTH 1795 Prodigious journey—Chariot and six—kibitka and four—Flat
country —Hilly country—Immense ..."
4. A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia by Fred Burnaby (1877)
"All this time the Turkoman driver and guide were engaged in putting up the kibitka;
this was intended to screen us from the bitterly cold wind which, ..."
5. The Shores of Lake Aral by Herbert Wood (1876)
"... Turkoman horses — Hard conditions of life both for man and horse—Climate—Cold
Polar winds—Heat—Dryness—Dew— Rain—The kibitka of Asia—Kirghiz shepherds ..."
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