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 [gawr-kee; for 2 also Russ. gawr-kyee]  

Gor·ky

   [gawr-kee; for 2 also Russ. gawr-kyee]
noun
1.
Ar·shile  [ahr-sheel] (Vosdanig Adoian), 1904–48, American painter, born in Armenia.
2.
Maxim. Gorki, Maxim.
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Gorki or Gorky1 (Russian ˈɡɔrjkij)
 
—n
the former name (until 1991) of Nizhni Novgorod
 
Gorky or Gorky1
 
—n

Gorki or Gorky2 (Russian ˈɡɔrjkij)
 
—n
Maxim (makˈsim), pen name of Aleksey Maximovich Peshkov. 1868--1936, Russian novelist, dramatist, and short-story writer, noted for his depiction of the outcasts of society. His works include the play The Lower Depths (1902), the novel Mother (1907), and an autobiographical trilogy (1913--23)
 
Gorky or Gorky2
 
—n

Gorky (ˈɡɔːkɪ)
 
—n
Arshile (ˈɑːʃɪl). 1904--48, US abstract expressionist painter, born in Armenia. Influenced by Picasso and Miró, his style is characterized by fluid lines and resonant colours

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