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Gorbachev

Gorbachev proper noun: a transliteration of the Russian surname Горбачёв (Gorbačóv).

Proper noun

Gorbachev

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Горбачёв (Gorbačóv).
    • Mikhail Gorbachev was the last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Gorbachev meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali

Gorbachev in Hindi

Russian surname
गोर्बाचोफ़ gorbācof, गोर्बाचोफ gorbācoph, गोर्बाचोव gorbācov

Gorbachev in Tamil

Russian surname
கொர்பச்சோவ் korpaccōv

Gorbachev in Marathi

Russian surname
गोर्बाचेव gorbācev

Gorbachev in Bengali

Russian surname
গর্বাচেভ gorbacebh
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Gorbachev in Malayalam
ഗോർബച്ചേവ് gōṟbaccēvŭ
Gorbachev in Punjabi
ਗੋਰਬਾਚੇਵ gorbācev
Gorbachev in Odia
ଗୋର୍ବାଚୋଭ gorbācobha
Gorbachev in Tagalog
Gorbačëv
Gorbachev in Arabic
غُورْبَاتْشُوف ḡūrbātšūf
Gorbachev in Indonesian
Gorbachyov, Gorbachev
Gorbachev in Persian
گورباچف gôrbâčof
Gorbachev in Thai
กอร์บาชอฟ gor-baa-chôf
Gorbachev in Myanmar
ဂေါ်ရ်ဘာချော့ဖ် gaurbhahkyauhp.

Forms of Gorbachev

alternative formGorbachov
alternative formGorbachyov

Origin of Gorbachev

Transliteration of Russian Горбачёв (Gorbačóv), usually written Горбаче́в (Gorbačév) (see note about Russian letter ё (jo)), from горба́ч (gorbáč, “hunchback”).

Words formed from Gorbachev

Questions about Gorbachev

What does Gorbachev mean?
Gorbachev means a transliteration of the Russian surname Горбачёв (Gorbačóv).
What is Gorbachev in Hindi?
Gorbachev in Hindi is गोर्बाचोफ़ (gorbācof), गोर्बाचोफ (gorbācoph), गोर्बाचोव (gorbācov). See Gorbachev meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Gorbachev?
Gorbachev is a proper noun.

Words near Gorbachev in the dictionary

  1. gorawallah
  2. gorawallahs
  3. gorawallas
  4. gorayit
  5. gorayits
  6. Gorbachev
  7. Gorbachevian
  8. Gorbachevism
  9. Gorbachov
  10. Gorbachovian
  11. Gorbachyov

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