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GORBACHEV
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• GORBACHEV (noun)
The noun GORBACHEV has 1 sense:
1. Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms (born in 1931)
Familiarity information: GORBACHEV used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Soviet statesman whose foreign policy brought an end to the Cold War and whose domestic policy introduced major reforms (born in 1931)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gorbachev; Mikhail Gorbachev; Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
Instance hypernyms:
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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