Popov
Britishnoun
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Alexander Stepanovich (alɪkˈsand ə r stɪˈpanəvitʃ). 1859–1906, Russian physicist, the first to use an aerial in experiments with radio waves
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Oleg ( Konstantinovich ). born 1930, Russian clown, a member of the Moscow Circus
Example Sentences
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"Our tanks are busy right now," Russian MP Yevgeny Popov tells me.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Maj Gen Ivan Popov was arrested this week on suspicion of large-scale fraud.
From BBC • May 23, 2024
Kupcho and Popov had 67s, one more than Anannarukarn.
From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024
“Boris Nadezhdin is our collective ‘No,’” said Lyosha Popov, a 25-year-old who has been collecting signatures for Mr. Nadezhdin in Yakutsk, south of the Arctic Circle.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024
Oh, ma'am, some one is asking for you, insists on seeing you— Mrs. Popov.
From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various
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