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Lenine

Lenine is the alternative spelling of Lenin.

Meaning of Lenin

Proper noun

Lenin

  1. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, a Russian revolutionary and politician.
    • 'He means the other Lennon,' Slowey's voice said. ' John Lennon from the Beatles.' And Farley saw him then, on the bend of the counter smoking a cigar. Slowey then turned to the barman, '... and he means the other Lenin, you know, the Russian revolutionary?'2011, Christine Dwyer Hickey, The Cold Eye of Heaven, Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 117

Origin of Lenine

Transliteration of Russian Ле́нин (Lénin); this -ine variant (most likely influenced by the French Lénine) was common circa 1915–1923 but thereafter was displaced by what became the standard transliteration in English, Lenin. See there for more about the name's etymology.

Questions about Lenine

What is Lenine the alternative spelling of?
Lenine is the alternative spelling of Lenin.

Words near Lenine in the dictionary

  1. Lenihans
  2. leniment
  3. leniments
  4. Lenin
  5. Lenina
  6. Lenine
  7. Leninesque
  8. Leningrad
  9. Leningrader
  10. Leningraders
  11. Leningradian

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