Alexander Nevski

American  

[al-ig-zan-der nev-skee, nef-, -zahn-, uh-lyi-ksahn-dr nyef-skyee] / ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˈnɛv ski, ˈnɛf-, -ˈzɑn-, ʌ ljɪˈksɑn dr ˈnjɛf skji /

noun

1. Aleksandr Nevski, 1220?–63, Russian prince, national hero, and saint.

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Alexander Nevski British  

/ ˈnɛf-, ˈnɛvskɪ, ˈnjɛfskij /

noun

1. Saint. ?1220–63, Russian prince and military leader, who defeated the Swedes at the River Neva (1240) and the Teutonic knights at Lake Peipus (1242)

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Alexander Nevski

In 1894 the Russian government, then ruling Warsaw and Poland, erected the magnificent Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Alexander Nevski, far larger than the Catholic Cathedral of St. John.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just the same, when the royal train arrived at Sofia, the route from the railway station to the Alexander Nevski Cathedral was guarded by a triple line of soldiery.

From Time Magazine Archive

The people sent to Alexander Nevski, begging him to come to their rescue, and after several refusals he consented.

From The Story of Russia by Bergen, R. Van

The death of Alexander Nevski was a heavy blow to Russia.

From The Story of Russia by Bergen, R. Van

At about the same time her brother was married to a Princess of Suzdal, a descendant of the brother of Alexander Nevski.

From A Short History of Russia by Parmele, Mary Platt