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2. Read the text and explain the meaning of the word “khabar”. What does the word “khabar” mean?

Russian people did not give nicknames for any particular reasons. In the north-west of Russia the word ”khabar” meant: “news”, “catch”, “gain”¹, “happiness”, “luck”. Evidently Khabarov’s ancestors were lucky, because this nickname became their surname. Yerofey Pavlovich Khabarov spent his life discovering new lands, developing agriculture, trade and other lines of business.

¹gain- выигрыш 2) увеличение, рост, прирост 3) заработок 4) выручка; прибыль