HyperDic: potemkin

English > 1 sense of the word Potemkin:
NOUNperson Potemkin, Potyokin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkina Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power
Potemkin > pronunciation
Soundspahteh'mkihn
RhymesAdrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn...
English > Potemkin: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791).
SynonymsPotyokin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin
Broadermilitary officer, officerAny person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
politician, politico, pol, political leaderA person active in party politics

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