Meaning

3 senses

  1. A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Катюша (Katjuša)

  2. A type of artillery rocket launcher consisting of an array of rockets mounted on a truck, originated in the Soviet Union.

    Katjuscha, Stalinorgel

    катю́шаkatjúša

    катю́шаkatjúša

  3. A type of rocket which can be launched from a Katyusha.

    катю́шаkatjúša

    катю́шаkatjúša

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The song "Katyusha" was written by Mikhail Isakovsky and Matvei Blanter.

    ruПесня "Катюша" была написана Михаилом Исаковским и Матвеем Блантером. — marafon

    deDas Lied „Katjuscha“ wurde von Michail Isakowski und Matwei Blanter geschrieben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
rocket launcher:
Русский
By meaning 1
rocket launcher:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
rocket launcher:

Origin

Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Катю́ша (Katjúša) diminutive of Ка́тя (Kátja, “Katya”)

Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Катю́ша (Katjúša) diminutive of Ка́тя (Kátja, “Katya”), in turn diminutive of Екатери́на (Jekaterína, “Katherine”), named after a popular wartime song.

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Forms

plural: Katyushas

Synonyms

3 synonyms
multiple rocket launcherGradStalin's organ

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kartkatakanakatanakatikawaiikay
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