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Nureyev

Nureyev proper noun: a transliteration of the Russian surname Нуре́ев (Nuréjev), notably borne by Rudolf Nureyev.

Proper noun

Nureyev

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Нуре́ев (Nuréjev), notably borne by Rudolf Nureyev

Origin of Nureyev

Transliteration of Russian Нуре́ев (Nuréjev), from Tatar Нуриев (Nuriyew).

Words formed from Nureyev

Questions about Nureyev

What does Nureyev mean?
Nureyev means a transliteration of the Russian surname Нуре́ев (Nuréjev), notably borne by Rudolf Nureyev.
What part of speech is Nureyev?
Nureyev is a proper noun.

Words near Nureyev in the dictionary

  1. Nurembergians
  2. Nuremburg
  3. Nurenberg
  4. Nurenmerenmong
  5. nureongi
  6. Nureyev
  7. Nureyevian
  8. NURF
  9. nurhag
  10. nurhags
  11. Nuri

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