how to pronounce материк

/mətʲɪˈrʲik/

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материк is pronounced in three syllables

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rʲ

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

“… выручки в месяц и марор материк уровень …”

meanings of материк

noun:

Continent.
Parent tissue.
Mainland.
Native soil.
Matrix, gangue.
Subsoil.

материк frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word материк occurs in russian on average 1.3 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.