Kalinin

[ kuh-lee-nin; Russian kuh-lyee-nyin ]

/ kəˈli nɪn; Russian kʌˈlyi nyɪn /

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noun

Mi·kha·il I·va·no·vich

[myi-khuh-yeelee-vah-nuh-vyich], /myɪ xʌˈyil iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/, 1875–1946, Russian revolutionary: president of the U.S.S.R. 1923–46.

former name (1934–90) of Tver.

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Words nearby Kalinin

Kalidasa, kalif, Kalimantan, kalimba, Kalina, Kalinin, Kaliningrad, kalinite, Kalispel, Kalispell, Kalisz

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British Dictionary definitions for Kalinin (1 of 2)

Kalinin¹

/ (Russian kaˈlinin) /

noun

the former name (until 1991) of Tver

British Dictionary definitions for Kalinin (2 of 2)

Kalinin²

/ (Russian kaˈlinin) /

noun

Mikhail Ivanovich (mixaˈil iˈvanəvitʃ). 1875–1946, Soviet statesman: titular head of state (1919–46); a founder of Pravda (1912)

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