Paderewski

[ Polish pah-de-ref-ski; English pad-uh-ref-skee, -rev- ]
/ Polish ˌpɑ dɛˈrɛf skɪ; English ˌpæd əˈrɛf ski, -ˈrɛv- /

noun

I·gnace [French ee-nyas] /French iˈnyas/or Ig·na·cy Jan [Polish ig-nah-tsi yahn] /Polish ɪgˈnɑ tsɪ yɑn/,1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, patriot, and statesman.

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Paderewski
/ (Polish padɛˈrɛfski) /

noun

Ignace Jan (iɲas jan). 1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, and statesman; prime minister (1919)
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