Romanov

or Ro·ma·noff

[ roh-muh-nawf, -nof, roh-mah-nuh f; Russian ruh-mah-nuh f ]

/ ˈroʊ məˌnɔf, -ˌnɒf, roʊˈmɑ nəf; Russian rʌˈmɑ nəf /

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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British Dictionary definitions for romanov

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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