"urka" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: urkas [plural]
Etymology: Russian у́рка (úrka, “professional criminal, career criminal, thug, thief”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ru|у́рка||professional criminal, career criminal, thug, thief}} Russian у́рка (úrka, “professional criminal, career criminal, thug, thief”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} urka (plural urkas)
  1. A common criminal in Russia. Categories (topical): Crime

Inflected forms

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