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Brezhnev

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Бре́жнев (Bréžnev); usually refers to the Russian revolutionary and Soviet Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) Leonid Brezhnev.
  2. A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Бре́жнєв (Bréžnjev)

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹɛʒnɛv/ /ˈbɹɛʒnəv/ /ˈbɹɛʒnɛf/ /ˈbɹɛʒnəf/

Word forms

Brezhnev Brezhnevs

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Бре́жнев (Bréžnev).

Derived words

Brezhnev Doctrine Brezhnevian Brezhnevite

Translations

Armenian: Բրեժնեւ Azerbaijani: Brejnev Chinese Mandarin: 勃列日涅夫 Chinese Mandarin: 布里茲涅夫 Dutch: Brezjnev French: Brejnev German: Breschnew Greek: Μπρέζνιεφ Hungarian: Brezsnyev Italian: Brezhnev Italian: Brežnev Japanese: ブレジネフ Latin: Brez̆nev Lithuanian: Brežnev Lithuanian: Brežnevas Marathi: ब्रेझनेव Polish: Breżniew Portuguese: Brejnev Romanian: Brejnev Russian: Бре́жнев Spanish: Brézhnev Turkish: Brejnev Ukrainian: Брежнєв
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