Brezhnev

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(brezh′nef; Russ. brye′zhnyif )


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Brezh•nev  (brezh′nef; Russ. brye′zhnyif ),USA pronunciation n. 
    Le•o•nid Il•yich  (lā′ə nid il′yich; Russ. lyi u nyēt′ ē lyēch′),USA pronunciation 1906–82, Russian political leader: first secretary of the Soviet Communist party 1964–66;
    general secretary 1966–82;
    president of the Soviet Union 1960–64, 1977–82.
'Brezhnev' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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