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IVAN THE TERRIBLE

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IVAN THE TERRIBLE (noun)
  The noun IVAN THE TERRIBLE has 1 sense:

1. the first czar of Russia (1530-1584)play

  Familiarity information: IVAN THE TERRIBLE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


IVAN THE TERRIBLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The first czar of Russia (1530-1584)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ivan IV; Ivan Iv Vasilievich; Ivan the Terrible

Instance hypernyms:

czar; tsar; tzar (a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917))


 Context examples 


Three days later, having with craft ill-concealed his hiding-place, Negore was dragged forth like a rat and brought before Ivan—"Ivan the Terrible" he was known by the men who marched at his back.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)



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