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Brezhnev

/ˈbɹɛʒnɛv/

Brezhnev proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Brezhnev (plural Brezhnevs)

  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.
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  2. A transliteration of the Ukrainian surname Бре́жнєв (Bréžnjev)

Brezhnev meaning in Marathi

Brezhnev in Marathi

surname
ब्रेझनेव brejhnev

Forms of Brezhnev

pluralBrezhnevs

Origin of Brezhnev

Borrowed from Russian Бре́жнев (Bréžnev).

Words formed from Brezhnev

Questions about Brezhnev

What does Brezhnev mean?
Brezhnev means 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.
What is Brezhnev in Marathi?
Brezhnev in Marathi is ब्रेझनेव (brejhnev). See Brezhnev meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Brezhnev?
Brezhnev is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Brezhnev?
Brezhnev is pronounced /ˈbɹɛʒnɛv/.

Words near Brezhnev in the dictionary

  1. breys
  2. Breytenbach
  3. brezel
  4. brezel wood
  5. brezels
  6. Brezhnev
  7. Brezhnev Doctrine
  8. Brezhnevian
  9. Brezhnevism
  10. Brezhnevite
  11. Brezhnevites

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