Sakharov

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/zaˈxarəf/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sä′kə rôf′, -rof′, sak′ə-; Russ. sä′khə rəf )



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Sa•kha•rov  (sä′kə rôf′, -rof′, sak′ə-; Russ. sä′khə rəf ),USA pronunciation n. 
    An•drei (Dmi•tri•e•vich)  (än′drā di mē′trē ə vich; Russ. un dryā′ dmyē′tryi yi vyich),USA pronunciation born 1921, Russian nuclear physicist and human-rights advocate: Nobel peace prize 1975.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Sakharov / zaˈxarəf/
  1. Andrei ( anˈdrjej ). 1921–89, Soviet physicist and human-rights campaigner: Nobel peace prize 1975

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