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POTYOKIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A 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)
Synonyms:
Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin; Grigori Potemkin; Grigori Potyokin; Potemkin; Potyokin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Potyokin" is a kind of...):
military officer; officer (any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command)
pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)
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