Chekhov

American  

[chek-awf, -of, chye-khuhf] / ˈtʃɛk ɔf, -ɒf, ˈtʃjɛ xəf /

Or Tchekhov

noun

1. Anton Pavlovich 1860–1904, Russian short-story writer and dramatist.

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Chekhov British  

/ ˈtʃɛkɒf, ˈtʃɛxəf, tʃɛˈkəʊvɪən /

noun

1. Anton Pavlovich (anˈtɔn ˈpavləvitʃ). 1860–1904, Russian dramatist and short-story writer. His plays include The Seagull (1896), Uncle Vanya (1900), The Three Sisters (1901), and The Cherry Orchard (1904)

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Other Word Forms

• Chekhovian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Chekhov

Local officials in Chekhov said there had been no casualties.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Footage confirmed by BBC Verify showed damage to a high-rise building in Chekhov, south of the capital and a fire at a warehouse in Berezhki to the west.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The night before, at its New Stage, she was at a ballet based on an Anton Chekhov work.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

In these strengths Mr. Mueenuddin recalls Anton Chekhov, and in fact he has said in interviews that he is never not reading that Russian master.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

“I remember,” Freckles says, “from that Chekhov play I did after NYU. We took publicity shots on a bridge.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle