Romanov
or Ro·ma·noff
[ roh-muh-nawf, -nof, roh-mah-nuhf; Russian ruh-mah-nuhf ]
/ ˈroʊ məˌnɔf, -ˌnɒf, roʊˈmɑ nəf; Russian rʌˈmɑ nəf /
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noun
a member of the imperial dynasty of Russia that ruled from 1613 to 1917.
Mi·kha·il Feo·do·ro·vich [myi-khuh-yeel -fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich], /myɪ xʌˈyil ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/, 1596–1645, emperor of Russia 1613–45: first ruler of the house of Romanov.
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Romanov
/ (ˈrəʊmənɒf, Russian raˈmanəf) /
noun
any member of the Russian imperial dynasty that ruled from the crowning (1613) of Mikhail Fyodorovich to the abdication (1917) of Nicholas II during the February Revolution
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