Zhukov
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A transliteration of the Russian surname Жу́ков (Žúkov).
- 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 A town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, named after Georgy Zhukov.
Example
More examples"You have a good plan, Comrade Zhukov."
Etymology
From Russian Жу́ков (Žúkov), from жук (žuk, “beetle”) + -ов (-ov, “genitive possessive ending”).