"Maslenitsa" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: Maslenitsas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Ма́сленица (Máslenica). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|Ма́сленица}} Russian Ма́сленица (Máslenica) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|-|s}} Maslenitsa (usually uncountable, plural Maslenitsas)
  1. An East Slavic festival of pre-Christian origin celebrated during the last week before Lent, seven weeks before Easter; analogous to Shrovetide. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: Butter Week, Cheese Week Translations (East Slavic festival analogous to Shrovetide): 謝肉節 /谢肉节 (Xièròujié) (Chinese Mandarin), Maslitsa (Ingrian), Ма́сленица (Máslenica) [feminine] (Russian), ма́сленица (máslenica) [feminine] (Russian), Масниця (Masnycja) (Ukrainian)
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