Christo

¹

[kris-toh]

noun

1. Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, 1935–2020, U.S. sculptor, born in Bulgaria: collaborator with wife, Jeanne-Claude.

Christo-

²

1. a combining form representing Christ in compound words.

   Christophany.

Christo

¹

/ ˈkrɪstəʊ /

noun

1. full name Christo Javacheff. born 1935, US artist, born in Bulgaria; best known for works in which he wraps buildings, monuments, or natural features in canvas or plastic

Christo-

²

combining form

1. indicating or relating to Christ

   Christology

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christo¹

Christ, -o-

Example Sentences

Sarkozy said he would take two books with him into prison, a life of Jesus and the Count of Monte Christo, the story of a man wrongly imprisoned who escapes to wreak vengeance on his prosecutors.

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By 1970, sculptors Christo and Jeanne-Claude had just wrapped a million square-feet of coastal Australia in tarpaulin lashed with rope.

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The buildings wouldn’t be fully wrapped like a Christo art project, he said.

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They targeted investigative journalists Christo Grozev and Roman Dobrokhotov, as well as Russian dissidents and political figures.

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Christo Grozev, a Bulgarian investigative journalist said it had a "profound and enduring impact" on his life.

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