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Bestuzhev course

Bestuzhev course noun: a course of higher education for women in imperial Russia.

Noun

Bestuzhev course (plural Bestuzhev courses)

  1. (historical) A course of higher education for women in imperial Russia.
    • I've got a sister in a Bestuzhev course.1989, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, translated by H. T. Willetts, August 1914, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN, page 124

Forms of Bestuzhev course

pluralBestuzhev courses

Origin of Bestuzhev course

Named after Konstantin Bestuzhev-Ryumin, its first director.

Questions about Bestuzhev course

What does Bestuzhev course mean?
Bestuzhev course means a course of higher education for women in imperial Russia.
What part of speech is Bestuzhev course?
Bestuzhev course is a noun.
What is the plural of Bestuzhev course?
The plural of Bestuzhev course is Bestuzhev courses.

Words near Bestuzhev course in the dictionary

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  3. Bestum
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  8. Bestwick
  9. Bestwicks
  10. Bestwood
  11. Bestwood Village

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