Gorchakov

[ gawr-chuh-kawf, -kof; Russian guhr-chyi-kawf ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Prince A·le·ksan·der Mi·khai·lo·vich [prins, al-ig-, zan, -der mi-, hahy, -l, uh, -vich, -, zahn, -, uh-lyi-, ksahndr, myi-, khahy, -l, uh, -vyich], 1798–1883, Russian diplomat and statesman.

On leaving the lyceum Gorchakov entered the foreign office under Count Nesselrode.

Braila was the spot chosen by the Russian general Gorchakov for crossing the Danube with his division in 1854.

Princess Gorchakov, a distant relative of Tolstoi, a lady-in-waiting, and principal of one of the Moscow gymnasiums.

It would not be exorcised by the brutal jeers of Bismarck and the fine railleries of Gorchakov.

The two pretty young Princesses Gorchakov met suitors there and were married and so further increased the fame of these dances.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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