меркуловские
English translation: those guys from Merkulovo [a town/village name, quite common]
| 15:10 Oct 29, 2002 |
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|  Selected response from: marfus United States Local time: 14:08 | ||||||
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| 5 +5 | those guys from Merkulovo [a town/village name, quite common] |
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| 4 | Merkulov vodka |
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| 2 +1 | Merkulovsky |
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peer agreement (net): +1Merkulovsky Explanation: there are districts in both Rostov and Tula regions by this name. Also there was a certain Vsevolod Merkulov who was a high-up in the NKVD after the revolution through to the fifties. Not a clue as to your reference is about though! |
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Merkulov vodka Explanation: Merkuloff - even better :-) , sorry, just joking! |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +5
peer agreement (net): +5those guys from Merkulovo [a town/village name, quite common] Explanation: another option is, the word refers to people form Merkulov extended family/offspring, as in 'Merkulovs' kids' -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-10-29 23:51:40 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- \"Merkulovo,\" or \"Merkulov\"? -- Merkulovo, Merkulovsk, or Merkulov, could be anything, since russ.adj. would be the same in all these cases :-/ |
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