Shostakovich

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Шостако́вич (Šostakóvič).

Word forms

Shostakovich

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Шостако́вич (Šostakóvič). Ultimately, from Belarusian and Ukrainian derivatives of Proto-Slavic *šestъ (“sixth”).

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