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    What name of an 18th century pleasure garden in London happened to become the Russian word for railway station possibly because a similar pleasure garden near Saint Petersburg was one of the more popular destinations on their first railway line?

    Question #118899. Asked by flem-ish. (Nov 24 10 1:13 AM)


    davejacobs

    		This seems to refer to Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, leading perhaps by mistake to the Russian vokzal.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/yoursay/weird_words/russian/waterloo_and_vauxhall_vauxhall.shtml

    Nov 24 10, 2:03 AM
    flem-ish

    		There also are rumours that the Russian word derives from Dutch "wachtzaal", a waiting-room in a station.
    http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=102;t=000556

    Nov 24 10, 3:52 AM

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