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-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankovsk, Ivanov, Ivanovo, Ivan the Terrible

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How to use Ivan IV in a sentence

There were also rich crosses of gold and silver—the one that belonged to Ivan IV.
The Story of Moscow|Wirt Gerrare
From this conjunction is to be dated the commencement of the glory of the reign of Ivan IV.
The Empire of Russia|John S. C. Abbott
The decennium extending from 1550 to 1560 was the good period of Ivan IV.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1|Various
The confessor of the grand prince, having received from Ivan IV.
The Empire of Russia|John S. C. Abbott

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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