"Dynamo" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Dinamo [alternative]
Etymology: From Russian Динамо (Dinamo) and cognates in other languages, including Serbo-Croatian Dinamo and German Dynamo. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ru|Динамо}} Russian Динамо (Dinamo), {{der|en|sh|Dinamo}} Serbo-Croatian Dinamo, {{der|en|de|Dynamo}} German Dynamo Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dynamo
  1. Dynamo Sports Club, a national sporting association in the Soviet Union, and other similiar organisations in other socialist countries and their successor states.
    Sense id: en-Dynamo-en-name-H118tIM5 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 37 33 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 41 36 4
  2. Any of various football clubs and other sports teams linked to a Dynamo association, including Dynamo Berlin, Dynamo Dresden, Dynamo Kyiv and Dinamo Zagreb in soccer and HC Dynamo Moscow in ice hockey.
    Sense id: en-Dynamo-en-name-oR8rAKFB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 37 33 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 41 36 4
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