how to pronounce дружина

/drʊˈʐɨnə/

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дружина is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of дружина in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… структуру как дружина фактически аналог …”

meanings of дружина

noun:

Militia.
Troop, brigade.
Bodyguard, retinue.

дружина frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word дружина occurs in russian on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.