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Definition of borzoi noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

borzoi

noun

/ˈbɔːzɔɪ/

/ˈbɔːrzɔɪ/

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a large Russian dog with soft white hairTopics Animalsc2
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Russian borzoĭ (adjective), borzaya (noun), from borzyĭ ‘swift’.

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