Molotov

American  

[mol-uh-tawf, -tof, moh-luh-, maw-, maw-luh-tuhf] / ˈmɒl əˌtɔf, -ˌtɒf, ˈmoʊ lə-, ˈmɔ-, ˈmɔ lə təf /

noun

1. Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Skryabin, 1890–1986, Russian statesman: commissar of foreign affairs 1939–49, 1953–56.

2. former name of Perm.

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Molotov ¹ British  

/ ˈmɒləˌtɒf, ˈmɔlətəf /

noun

1. the former name (1940–62) for Perm

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Molotov ² British  

/ ˈmɒləˌtɒf, ˈmɔlətəf /

noun

1. Vyacheslav Mikhailovich (vɪtʃɪˈslaf miˈxajləvitʃ), original surname Skriabin. 1890–1986, Soviet statesman. As commissar and later minister for foreign affairs (1939–49; 1953–56) he negotiated the nonaggression pact with Nazi Germany and attended the founding conference of the United Nations and the Potsdam conference (1945)

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Example Sentences

Yet, Paul Thomas Anderson’s fun and fizzy adaptation views its Molotov cocktail as half-full.

From Los Angeles Times

Finland has an extended history of war with its larger eastern neighbor — Finns coined the term “Molotov cocktail” during their 1939 Winter War with Russia.

From New York Times

The combination of his seriously impressive musical dexterity and casual garb in “Molotov Cocktail Lounge” lit social media on fire.

From Seattle Times

But the relationship between Temi and the wife gives us more to consider, especially as Temi brings things to a breaking point with a Molotov cocktail of a lie.

From Seattle Times

Molotov, expressed regret at the incident and offered to pay half the damges.

From Seattle Times