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Dostoevsky

Dostoevsky proper noun: a transliteration of the Russian surname Достое́вский (Dostojévskij).

Proper noun

Dostoevsky

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Достое́вский (Dostojévskij).

Forms of Dostoevsky

alternative formDostoievsky
alternative formDostoyevsky

Origin of Dostoevsky

From Russian Достое́вский (Dostojévskij).

Words formed from Dostoevsky

Questions about Dostoevsky

What does Dostoevsky mean?
Dostoevsky means a transliteration of the Russian surname Достое́вский (Dostojévskij).
What part of speech is Dostoevsky?
Dostoevsky is a proper noun.

Words near Dostoevsky in the dictionary

  1. Dostoevskeian
  2. Dostoevskeyan
  3. Dostoevskian
  4. Dostoevskiian
  5. Dostoevskijan
  6. Dostoevsky
  7. Dostoevskyan
  8. Dostoevskyian
  9. Dostoievskan
  10. Dostoievskean
  11. Dostoievskeian

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