Andropov

[ an-droh-pawf, ‑pof ]

noun

1. Yu·ri [yoor, -ee], 1914–84, Russian politician: general secretary of the Communist Party 1982–84.
2. a former name (1984–90) of Rybinsk.

Andropov

¹

/ ænˈdrɒpɒv; ənˈdrɔːpəf /

noun

1. AndropovYuri Vladimirovich19141984MSovietPOLITICS: head of statePOLITICS: statesman Yuri Vladimirovich. 1914–84, Soviet statesman; president of the Soviet Union (1983–84)

Andropov

²

/ ænˈdrɒpɒv; ənˈdrɔːpəf /

noun

1. See Rybinsk
   a former name (1984–91) for Rybinsk

Example Sentences

There were, for example, a lot of jokes about Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Chernenko, and Andropov.

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