Vyshinsky

Vy·shin·sky

[vi-shin-skee; Russian vi-shin-skyee]
noun
Andrei Yanuarievich, Vishinsky, Andrei Yanuarievich.
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Vyshinsky or Vishinsky (Russian viˈʃinskij) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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Andrei Yanuaryevich (anˈdrjej jənuˈarjɪvitʃ). 1883--1954, Soviet jurist, statesman, and diplomat; foreign minister (1949--53). He was public prosecutor (1935--38) at the trials held to purge Stalin's rivals and was the Soviet representative at the United Nations (1945--49; 1953--54)
 
Vishinsky or Vishinsky
 
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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