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Romanov

Romanov

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A person from the family that ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917
  • noun
  • /ˈroʊməˌnɔv/
: Romanov
  • The tragic fate of the Romanov family captivated the world after their execution in 1918.

Examples

  • THIS IS THE END OF THE ROMANOV LINE - FOREVER!

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Many historians study the Romanov dynasty to understand Russia's imperial past.

  • The last Tsar of Russia, Nicholas II, was a member of the Romanov family who ruled until the revolution.

Synonyms

Romanoff
vsRomanov
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The Russian ruling family from 1613 to 1917

has identical meaning but uses a different spelling

Surface Forms

Romanov singular
Romanovs plural

Etymology

Romanov comes from the Russian first name Roman plus the family ending -ov, which means 'son of' or 'of'. So a Romanov is literally someone 'of Roman', and that is why the word names a member of the imperial family.