Gorbachev

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gôr′bə chôf′, -chof′; Russ. gər bu chôf′)


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Gor•ba•chev  (gôr′bə chôf′, -chof′; Russ. gər bu chôf′),USA pronunciation n. 
    Mi•kha•il S(er•ge•ye•vich)  (mi kīl′ sûr gā′ə vich, mi kāl′; Russ. myi кнu yēl′ syir gye′yi vyich),USA pronunciation born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist party 1985–91;
    president of the Soviet Union 1988–91;
    Nobel peace prize 1990.

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