how to pronounce старина

/stərʲɪˈna/

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старина is pronounced in three syllables

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

“… структура это практически старина ну …”

meanings of старина

noun:

Olden time, olden days, antiquity.
Old man, old boy, old chap, old fellow.
Antiquities, antique.

старина frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word старина 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.