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Prokofiev

Prokofiev proper noun: a transliteration of the Russian surname Прокофьев (Prokofʹjev).

Proper noun

Prokofiev (plural Prokofievs)

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Прокофьев (Prokofʹjev).

Forms of Prokofiev

pluralProkofievs

Origin of Prokofiev

From Russian Проко́фьев (Prokófʹjev).

Words formed from Prokofiev

Questions about Prokofiev

What does Prokofiev mean?
Prokofiev means a transliteration of the Russian surname Прокофьев (Prokofʹjev).
What part of speech is Prokofiev?
Prokofiev is a proper noun.

Words near Prokofiev in the dictionary

  1. prokineticin
  2. prokineticins
  3. prokinetics
  4. proking
  5. Prokletije
  6. Prokofiev
  7. Prokofievian
  8. Prokop
  9. Prokopios
  10. Prokopowicz
  11. Prokopowiczes

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