Meaning of the word matryoshka in English

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matryoshka

US /ˌmætrɪˈɒʃkə/
UK /ˌmætrɪˈɒʃkə/

Noun

a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another

Example:
She bought a beautiful set of hand-painted matryoshka dolls as a souvenir from Russia.
The smallest matryoshka doll was no bigger than her thumb.