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Yezhov

Yezhov proper noun: a surname from Russian; especially when referring to Nikolai Yezhov, NKVD chief under Stalin's administration and one of the main architects of the Great Purge.

Proper noun

Yezhov

  1. A surname from Russian; especially when referring to Nikolai Yezhov, NKVD chief under Stalin's administration and one of the main architects of the Great Purge.

Origin of Yezhov

Borrowed from Russian Ежов (Ježov).

Questions about Yezhov

What does Yezhov mean?
Yezhov means a surname from Russian; especially when referring to Nikolai Yezhov, NKVD chief under Stalin's administration and one of the main architects of the Great Purge.
What part of speech is Yezhov?
Yezhov is a proper noun.

Words near Yezhov in the dictionary

  1. yez
  2. Yezdee
  3. Yezdees
  4. Yezdi
  5. Yezdis
  6. Yezhov
  7. Yezhovshchina
  8. Yezidee
  9. Yezidees
  10. Yezidi
  11. Yezidis

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