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Ivan Ivanovich

/ɪˈvɑːn ɪˈvɑːnəvɪt͡ʃ/

Ivan Ivanovich noun: an anonymous or stereotypical Russian man; a Russian John Smith, John Q. Public or Joe Q. Public.

Noun

Ivan Ivanovich (plural Ivan Ivanoviches or Ivan Ivanovichs)

  1. An anonymous or stereotypical Russian man; a Russian John Smith, John Q. Public or Joe Q. Public.
  2. Synonym of John Doe (an unknown person or body), giving a Russian flavour to fiction set in Russia, by using a Russian name in place of the English term.
    Synonyms:
    John Doe

Synonyms of Ivan Ivanovich

Forms of Ivan Ivanovich

pluralIvan Ivanoviches
pluralIvan Ivanovichs
alternative formIvan Ivanovitch

Origin of Ivan Ivanovich

Borrowed from Russian Ива́н Ива́нович (Iván Ivánovič, literally “John Johnson”).

Questions about Ivan Ivanovich

What does Ivan Ivanovich mean?
Ivan Ivanovich means an anonymous or stereotypical Russian man; a Russian John Smith, John Q. Public or Joe Q. Public.
What part of speech is Ivan Ivanovich?
Ivan Ivanovich is a noun.
How do you pronounce Ivan Ivanovich?
Ivan Ivanovich is pronounced /ɪˈvɑːn ɪˈvɑːnəvɪt͡ʃ/.
What is the plural of Ivan Ivanovich?
The plural of Ivan Ivanovich is Ivan Ivanoviches.

Words near Ivan Ivanovich in the dictionary

  1. ivabradine
  2. ivacaftor
  3. ivain
  4. Ivalo
  5. ivan
  6. Ivan Ivanovich
  7. Ivan Ivanoviches
  8. Ivan Ivanovichs
  9. Ivan Ivanovitch
  10. Ivan Ivanovitches
  11. Ivan Ivanovitchs

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