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ÇETEKA abbrev (Czechoslovakian) < Cekoslovenska Tiskove Kancelar Czech Press Bureau çete'le nf (Old) 1 stick used to keep account of sales and purchases: tally rod, counting stick 2 piece of wood divided into two parts, one of which is kept with an item to be stored, the other kept by the owner of the item as a receipt: check, tab 3 small identifying mark on an object: tick • Janë puthitur çetelja me çetelen. [Pej] The devil has found his mate. çe'të nf 1 band of guerrillas; partisan unit 2 (Hist) military squadron 3 troop of young pioneers in a school or camp 4 [Old] (Ethnog) tribe, brotherhood, kin group 5 flock of people, group 6 [Reg] < la'gje 7 game of tag between two groups of opponents; tag (the touch) • çetë vullnetare local quasi-military civil defense group composed of volunteer women and senior citizens