Gorchakov

[ gawr-chuh-kawf, -kof; Russian guhr-chyi-kawf ]

/ ˈgɔr tʃəˌkɔf, -ˌkɒf; Russian gər tʃyɪˈkɔf /

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Prince A·le·ksan·der Mi·khai·lo·vich

[al-ig-zan-der mi-hahy-luh-vich, -zahn-; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr myi-khahy-luh-vyich], /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər mɪˈhaɪ lə vɪtʃ, -ˈzɑn-; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/, 1798–1883, Russian diplomat and statesman.

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How to use Gorchakov in a sentence

On leaving the lyceum Gorchakov entered the foreign office under Count Nesselrode.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2|Various
Braila was the spot chosen by the Russian general Gorchakov for crossing the Danube with his division in 1854.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various
Princess Gorchakov, a distant relative of Tolstoi, a lady-in-waiting, and principal of one of the Moscow gymnasiums.
The Journal of Leo Tolstoi (First Volume--1895-1899)|Leo Tolstoi
It would not be exorcised by the brutal jeers of Bismarck and the fine railleries of Gorchakov.
Notes on Life and Letters|Joseph Conrad

The two pretty young Princesses Gorchakov met suitors there and were married and so further increased the fame of these dances.
War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy