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parka (n.)

1780, "hooded outer garment made of skins, worn by Eskimos," from Aleut parka, from Russian parka "a pelt or jacket made from pelt," which is said to be from Samoyed, a Uralic language spoken in Siberia. As the trade name of a similar wind-proof manufactured garment (also known as an anorak), by 1958.

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Definitions of parka from WordNet

parka (n.)
a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term);
Synonyms: windbreaker / windcheater / anorak
From wordnet.princeton.edu