potemkin

Po·tëm·kin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poh-tem-kin, puh-; Russian puh-tyawm-kyin]
- /poʊˈtɛm kɪn, pə-; Russian pʌˈtyɔm kyɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poh-tem-kin, puh-; Russian puh-tyawm-kyin]
- /poʊˈtɛm kɪn, pə-; Russian pʌˈtyɔm kyɪn/

Definitions of potemkin word

noun potemkin Prince Grigori Aleksandrovich [gri-gawr-ee al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1739–91, Russian statesman and favorite of Catherine II. 1
noun potemkin Grigori Aleksandrovich (ɡriˈɡɔrij alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1739–91, Russian soldier and statesman; lover of Catherine II, whose favourite he remained until his death, and who is reputed to have erected sham villages along the route of the Empress's 1787 tour of the Crimea 0
noun potemkin apparently impressive but actually sham or artificial 0
noun potemkin Griˈgoˌri Aleˈksandroˌvich (gʀiˈgɔˌʀi ɑljɛkˈsɑndʀɔˌvɪtʃ) ; grēg^ōˈrē äˌlyeksänˈdr^ōvichˌ) 1739-91; Russ. field marshal & statesman: favorite of Catherine the Great 0

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