Zhukov

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A transliteration of the Russian surname Жу́ков (Žúkov).
  2. 2
    Marshall Georgy Zhukov, a Soviet Russian career officer in the Red Army, was one of the most decorated generals in the history of the Soviet Union and Russia.
  3. 3
    A town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, named after Georgy Zhukov.

Example

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"You have a good plan, Comrade Zhukov."

Etymology

From Russian Жу́ков (Žúkov), from жук (žuk, “beetle”) + -ов (-ov, “genitive possessive ending”).

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