Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vdv

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
vdv
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

the Russian Airborne Forces.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ВДВ (VDV), acronym of Возду́шно-деса́нтные во́йска Росси́и (Vozdúšno-desántnyje vójska Rossíi, “Airborne landing force of Russia”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

the VDV (canonical)

Questions

What does vdv mean?
the Russian Airborne Forces.
Where does vdv come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce vdv

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