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Potanin

Potanin proper noun: a transliteration of the Russian surname Пота́нин (Potánin).

Proper noun

Potanin (plural Potanins)

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Пота́нин (Potánin)
    • Grigory Potanin, b. 1835

Forms of Potanin

pluralPotanins

Origin of Potanin

Borrowed from Russian Потанин (Potanin).

Questions about Potanin

What does Potanin mean?
Potanin means a transliteration of the Russian surname Пота́нин (Potánin).
What part of speech is Potanin?
Potanin is a proper noun.

Words near Potanin in the dictionary

  1. potamoplanktons
  2. potamotrygonid
  3. potamotrygonids
  4. potance
  5. potances
  6. Potanin
  7. potargo
  8. potarite
  9. potaroo
  10. potaroos
  11. potash

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