Tsvetaeva

[ tsvi-tahy-uh-vuh; Russian tsvyi-tah-yuh-vuh ]

noun

1. Ma·ri·na I·va·nov·na [mey-, ree, -n, uh, i-, vah, -n, uh, -v, uh, mer-, yee, -n, uh, ee-, vah, -n, uh, -v, uh], 1892–1941, Russian poet.

Tsvetaeva

/ tsfɛtəˈjeɪvə /

noun

1. TsvetaevaMarina (Ivanovna)18921941FRussianWRITING: poet Marina ( Ivanovna ). 1892–1941, Russian poet. Opposed to the Revolution, she left Russia (1922) and lived in Paris: when she returned (1939) her husband was shot and she committed suicide