контора

Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • office, bureau
  • (colloquial) company
  • (dated) the KGB
  • (slang) KGB successors in the Post-Soviet countries: the FSB, SBU etc.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kontor derived from Middle Low German kontôr derived from Middle Dutch contoor derived from Middle French contoir derived from Latin computo, computāre (calculate, compute).

Origin

Latin

computo, computāre

Gloss

calculate, compute

Concept
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Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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