English Explanatory Dictionary

Khrushchev

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. English transliteration of the Russian surname Хрущёв (Xruščóv); usually refers to the Russian revolutionary and Soviet Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) Nikita Khrushchev.

Pronunciation

/ˈkrʊʃ.t͡ʃɒf/ /ˈkruːʃ-/ /-t͡ʃɒv/ /-t͡ʃɛv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Khrushchev.wav

Word forms

Khrushchev Khrushchov Khrushchyov

Etymology

From Russian Хрущёв (Xruščóv), usually written Хрущев (Xruščev) (see note about Russian letter ё (jo)).

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