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Rzhevsky

Rzhevsky proper noun: a fictional young cavalry officer who appears in numerous popular Russian jokes that poke fun at social sophistication and decorum while interacting with various characters from the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

Proper noun

Rzhevsky

  1. A fictional young cavalry officer who appears in numerous popular Russian jokes that poke fun at social sophistication and decorum while interacting with various characters from the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.

Origin of Rzhevsky

A Romanization of the Russian surname Ржевский.

Questions about Rzhevsky

What does Rzhevsky mean?
Rzhevsky means a fictional young cavalry officer who appears in numerous popular Russian jokes that poke fun at social sophistication and decorum while interacting with various characters from the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.
What part of speech is Rzhevsky?
Rzhevsky is a proper noun.

Words near Rzhevsky in the dictionary

  1. Rzepski
  2. Rzeszów
  3. Rzeznik
  4. Rzhev
  5. Rzhev Meat Grinder
  6. Rzhevsky
  7. Rzhyshchiv
  8. Rákospalota
  9. Râciu
  10. Râmeț
  11. Râmnicelu

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