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Doukhobor

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Dou·kho·bor  (dk-bôr)
n.
Variant of Dukhobor.
Doukhobor, Dukhobor [ˈduːkəʊˌbɔː]
n
(Christian Churches, other) a member of a Russian sect of Christians that originated in the 18th century. In the late 19th century a large minority emigrated to W Canada, where most Doukhobors now live
[from Russian dukhoborcy spirit wrestler, from dukh spirit + borcy wrestler]


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Negotiated memory : Doukhobor autobiographical discourse.
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``When the Jewish neighbor came by, my mom talked Yiddish and dad talked Russian to our Doukhobor neighbors,'' he said.
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