how to pronounce линия

/ˈlʲinʲɪjə/

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линия is pronounced in three syllables

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lʲ

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nʲ

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

“… проводимая трампом линия америка прежде …”

meanings of линия

noun:

Line (old Russian unit of length equal to 1/10 of an inch, or 2.54 mm).
Type of street or one side of a street.
Line (path through two or more points, or figuratively).
A building housing a row of adjacent trading stalls; a cloth hall.

линия frequency in russian - B2 level of CEFR

the word линия occurs in russian on average 20.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.