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чужби́на

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
foreign land, strange land

Usage info

на чужбине

Examples

Он много лет провёл на чужбине, далеко от дома.
He spent many years in a foreign land, far from home.
Го́рек хлеб на чужби́не.
Bread tastes bitter in a foreign land.
Жить на чужбине без семьи очень тяжело.
Living in a foreign land without one’s family is very difficult.

Declension

This noun exists in singular form only.

	Singular	Plural
Nom.Nominative	чужби́на
Gen.Genitive	чужби́ны
Dat.Dative	чужби́не
Acc.Accusative	чужби́ну
Inst.Instrumental	чужби́ной
Prep.Prepositional	чужби́не

Related words

See also

чужо́йsomebody else's; strange; stranger
чужо́йstranger; foe

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Contributions

brandonvin edited translation, usage info and declension 4 years ago.
brandonvin edited translation and declension 4 years ago.
anonymous edited declension 6 years ago.

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More about the translations

foreign land strange