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Ivan Ivanoviches

Ivan Ivanoviches is the plural of Ivan Ivanovich.

Meaning of Ivan Ivanovich

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

Questions about Ivan Ivanoviches

What is Ivan Ivanoviches the plural of?
Ivan Ivanoviches is the plural of Ivan Ivanovich.

Words near Ivan Ivanoviches in the dictionary

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

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