Ivan IV

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noun

"Ivan the Terrible", 1530–84, first czar of Russia 1547–84.

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Words nearby Ivan IV

IV, iva, ivan, Ivanhoe, Ivan III, Ivan IV, Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivanov, Ivanovo, Ivan the Terrible, Ivar

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How to use Ivan IV in a sentence

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For hydration, an IV would have been effective, as CIA medical officers conceded.
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Meanwhile, Beth is working from inside the hospital to secure the drugs Carol needs and to keep her hooked up to an IV drip.
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At the head of this five-mile convoy was Ivan Smith, a 22-year-old Rhodesian.
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Ladislaus IV, king of Poland, died, aged 80; universally respected for all those virtues which should grace a throne.
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I saw the bullet imbedded in the wall near the sofa, and Ivan lay so still and peaceful, I thought he was asleep.
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Henry IV of France even invented one for his army, and others worked a little on the idea from time to time.
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Ivan remained for three hours, watching anxiously to see would the water rise; but none came.
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Ivan went home, lay down, and fell into a deep sleep, from which he did not awake until the sun was high in the heavens.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ivan IV

Ivan IV

noun

known as Ivan the Terrible. 1530–84, grand duke of Muscovy (1533–47) and first tsar of Russia (1547–84). He conquered Kazan (1552), Astrakhan (1556), and Siberia (1581), but was defeated by Poland in the Livonian War (1558–82) after which his rule became increasingly oppressive

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