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Markova

American  
[mahr-koh-vuh] / mɑrˈkoʊ və /

noun

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


Markova British  
/ mɑːˈkəʊvə /

noun

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

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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.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2025

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.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2023

Russia led 2-0 after the opening period on goals from Yelizaveta Rodnova at 1:18 and Ilona Markova at 8:32.

From Seattle Times Aug. 28, 2021

Alonso’s breakout role was “Giselle” in New York on Nov. 2, 1943, when she replaced British dancer Alicia Markova, who fell ill, in the newly formed company that would become the American Ballet Theatre.

From Reuters Oct. 17, 2019

Menka said that he should travel in a few days to Markova, a place inhabited by Russians on the river Anadyr, in the neighbourhood of the old Anadyrsk.

From The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II by Alexander Leslie

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