potemkin

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun 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)

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Synonyms

Potyokin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin

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Broader (hypernyms)
politician, military officer

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