Mayakovski
or Ma·ya·kov·sky
[ mah-yuh-kawf-skee, -kof-; Russian muh-yuh-kawf-skyee ]
/ ˌmɑ yəˈkɔf ski, -ˈkɒf-; Russian mə yʌˈkɔf skyi /
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noun
Vla·di·mir Vla·di·mi·ro·vich [vlad-uh-meer -vlad-uh-meer-uh-vich; Russian vluh-dyee-myir vluh-dyee-myi-ruh-vyich], /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˌvlæd əˈmɪər əˌvɪtʃ; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr vlʌˈdyi myɪ rə vyɪtʃ/, 1893–1930, Russian poet.
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Mayakovski
Mayakovsky
/ (Russian məjɪˈkɔfskij) /
noun
Vladimir Vladimirovich (vlaˈdimir vlaˈdimirəvitʃ). 1893–1930, Russian Futurist poet and dramatist. His poems include 150 000 000 (1921) and At the Top of my Voice (1930); his plays include Vladimir Mayakovsky — a Tragedy (1913) and The Bedbug (1929)
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