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Ivan Ivanovichs

Ivan Ivanovichs 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 Ivanovichs

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

Words near Ivan Ivanovichs in the dictionary

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

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