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ROMANOFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Romanoff mean?
• ROMANOFF (noun)
The noun ROMANOFF has 2 senses:
1. a member of the imperial family that ruled Russia
2. the Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917
Familiarity information: ROMANOFF used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the imperial family that ruled Russia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Romanoff; Romanov
Hypernyms ("Romanoff" is a kind of...):
emperor (the male ruler of an empire)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The Russian imperial line that ruled from 1613 to 1917
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Romanoff; Romanov
Hypernyms ("Romanoff" is a kind of...):
dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)
royal family; royal house; royal line; royalty (royal persons collectively)
Context examples
And he was cunning, for he took the ship to where the sea sucks in to the land and the waves beat white on the mountain called Romanoff.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
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