Vladimir

American  

[vlad-uh-meer, vluh-dyee-myir] / ˈvlæd əˌmɪər, vlʌˈdji mjɪr /

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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Vladimir

Russian President Vladimir Putin has four bets on how to win the war in Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Moscow's delegation in Abu Dhabi will include Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky, deputy foreign ministers Sergei Ryabkov and Mikhail Galuzin, spy chief Igor Kostyukov and army general Yury Zhigarlovsky.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

On Sunday, Trump said he expected that when he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, “We’ll talk a lot of things, including denuclearization.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

A decree issued by President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the assets would be taken into "temporary administration".

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

When little Vladimir finally relinquished her, with assurances that he was ‘desolated to leave so early’, she was ready to rest, and see how her recreant knight had borne his punishment.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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