Chaliapin

[ shahl-yah-pin; Russian shuh-lyah-pyin ]

noun
  1. Fë·dor I·va·no·vich [fyaw-duhree-vah-nuh-vyich], /ˈfyɔ dər iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/, 1873–1938, Russian operatic bass.

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Chaliapin

/ (Russian ʃaˈljapin) /


noun
  1. Fyodor Ivanovich (ˈfjɔdər iˈvanəvitʃ). 1873–1938, Russian operatic bass singer

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