Popov
Britishnoun
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Alexander Stepanovich (alɪkˈsand ə r stɪˈpanəvitʃ). 1859–1906, Russian physicist, the first to use an aerial in experiments with radio waves
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Oleg ( Konstantinovich ). born 1930, Russian clown, a member of the Moscow Circus
Example Sentences
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"Our tanks are busy right now," Russian MP Yevgeny Popov tells me.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Mr Ionov and two alleged FSB agents - Aleksey Borisovich Sukhodolov and Yegor Sergeyevich Popov - have also been indicted in the US in connection with the case but are not under arrest.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024
Gen. Ivan Popov, a former top commander in Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, also on bribery charges.
From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024
“Boris Nadezhdin is our collective ‘No,’” said Lyosha Popov, a 25-year-old who has been collecting signatures for Mr. Nadezhdin in Yakutsk, south of the Arctic Circle.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024
Old timers may remember that about 50 years ago Russian amateurs used to send out a QSL card with a drawing of Popov and a caption which claimed that he was 'the inventor of radio'.
From The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view by Joly, Norman F.
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