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Nevski

American  
[nev-skee, nef-, nyef-skyee] / ˈnɛv ski, ˈnɛf-, ˈnjɛf skji /

noun

  1. Alexander. Alexander Nevski.


Nevski British  
/ ˈnjɛfskij, ˈnɛfskɪ /

noun

  1. See Alexander Nevski

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In 1894 the Russian government, then ruling Warsaw and Poland, erected the magnificent Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Alexander Nevski, far larger than the Catholic Cathedral of St. John.

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On the broad, cold Nevski Prospect the passers-by guessed: the hour was near.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just the same, when the royal train arrived at Sofia, the route from the railway station to the Alexander Nevski Cathedral was guarded by a triple line of soldiery.

From Time Magazine Archive

There is a furrier in the Nevski named Violle.

From The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia by Le Queux, William

"His Imperial Majesty of Russia, by the commander of the converted cruiser Nevski, orders us to stop."

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