Markova

[mahr-koh-vuh]

noun

1. Alicia Lilian Alicia Marks, 1910–2004, English ballet dancer.

Markova

/ mɑːˈkəʊvə /

noun

1. Dame Alicia. real name Lilian Alicia Marks. (1910–2004), English ballerina

Example Sentences

Renowned 20th Century ballerina Markova, a co-founder of the English National Ballet and an influential figure in the Royal Ballet, will also be celebrated with a blue plaque at her childhood home in Muswell Hill.

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He enrolled, and when that institution closed after the film stock was discontinued, his passion continued, learning from famed shooter Nadine Markova, who taught him the basics of composition.

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"I want her to finish school ... and study only in a Ukrainian school, not a Russian school," said Markova.

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If the air raid siren sounds, Markova goes to shelter with neighbors “until the bombing stops.”

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The federation has only named one player who tested positive, forward Ilona Markova, who was ruled out before she flew to Beijing.

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