dacha
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dacha
First recorded in 1895–1900; from Russian dácha, originally, “allotment of land”; cognate with Serbo-Croatian dȁća, Slovenian dáča “tribute,” from unattested Slavic datja; akin to Latin dōs, stem dōt- “marriage portion”; see dowry, dot 2
Vocabulary lists containing dacha
Russia - Introductory
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Example Sentences
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More extensive versions were later typed up and buried in a milk churn near his dacha.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
Gorbachev, who was on vacation, was placed under house arrest at his dacha.
From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025
Ragoravich’s dacha is a “garish and almost grotesque” palace clad in marble that makes Maggie think of Versailles, but in a way that makes Versailles seem dumpy.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025
Artist Yuri Annenkov, summoned to do his portrait at the dacha where he was convalescing, said he had “the helpless, twisted, infantile smile of a man who had fallen into childhood.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2024
In the middle of the night, a group of KGB and military leaders had arrested Gorbachev at his vacation dacha and announced a state of emergency.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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