Vladimir

American  

[vlad-uh-meer, vluh-dyee-myir] / ˈvlæd əˌmɪər, vlʌˈdyi myɪr /

noun

1. Saint. Also Vladimir I, Wladimir Vladimir the Great, a.d. c956–1015, first Christian grand prince of Russia 980–1015.

2. a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, E of Moscow.

3. a male given name.

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Vladimir ¹ British  

/ vlaˈdimir /

noun

1. a city in W central Russia: capital of the principality of Vladimir until the court transferred to Moscow in 1328. Pop: 310 000 (2005 est)

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Vladimir ² British  

/ vlaˈdimir, ˈvlædɪˌmɪə /

noun

1. Saint, called the Great. ?956–1015, grand prince of Kiev (980–1015); first Christian ruler of Russia. Feast day: July 15

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Example Sentences

Törnqvist founded Gunvor 25 years ago with Gennady Timchenko, a former Soviet trade official and onetime judo partner of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

From The Wall Street Journal

Hicks said a base deal is “definitely good” for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

From The Wall Street Journal

The attack came a day before US special envoy Steve Witkoff is due to meet President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

From BBC

“Travesties,” Stoppard’s 1974 play, is built on the coincidence that James Joyce, Dadaist Tristan Tzara, and Vladimir Lenin all happened to be in Zurich during World War I — a cultural happenstance that paved the way for a dizzying alternative history, in which art faces off against politics.

From Los Angeles Times

It pounced upon the coincidence that James Joyce, the Dada poet and essayist Tristan Tzara and Vladimir Lenin were all living in Zurich in 1917.

From The Wall Street Journal