Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tannu tuva

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: tan-nu -tu-va
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A partially recognized Marxist-Leninist people's republic northwest of Mongolia that existed between 1921 and 1944; roughly coterminous with modern Tuva; official names Tannu Tuva People's Republic (1921–1926) and Tuvan People's Republic (1926–1944).

Example Sentences

"As related above, when Soviet Russia went to war with Germany in June 1941 the puppet regime in Tannu Tuva immediately declared war against Germany. Not long afterward Tannu Tuva was annexed to form part of the Soviet territory. By August 1945 Moscow applied the same formula to Outer Mongolia."

Etymology

From Russian Танну́-Тува́ (Tannú-Tuvá).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: Танну́-Тува́

Inflected Forms

Tannu-Tuva (alternative)

Questions

What does tannu tuva mean?: A partially recognized Marxist-Leninist people's republic northwest of Mongolia that existed between 1921 and 1944; roughly coterminous with modern Tuva; official names Tannu Tuva People's Republic (1921–1926) and Tuvan People's Republic (1926–1944).
Where does tannu tuva come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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