Nureyev
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- proper noun
- /ˈnʊrɪɛf/
- The other had sad, downslanting eyes and a wide mouth like Rudolf Nureyev's.
- Rudolf Nureyev
- Nureyev and Baryshnikov
- dancer Rudolf Nureyev
Examples
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Rudolf Nureyev is widely regarded as one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time.
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You all do know who Rudolph Nureyev was.
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I am reading a book about the celebrated ballet pair Nureyev and Fonteyn.
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Rudolf Nureyev had been the Artistic Director of the Paris Opera Ballet.
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Nureyev was my idol; he was a Tatar of Muslim heritage like me, not a Russian.
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Watching him back then at the junior school, where my son was a pupil, I was reminded of home footage I had come across while researching my biography of Nureyev.
Blog text (4) -
She has contributed to The Guardian, The Observer, and Dancing Times and was the dance consultant to the BBC Omnibus documentary on Rudolf Nureyev.
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Many consider Rudolf Nureyev to be a revolutionary figure in the world of ballet.
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The talented dancer Nureyev captivated audiences with his extraordinary performances.
Synonyms
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A famous Russian ballet dancer who left the Soviet Union and danced with Margot Fonteyn
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Nureyev is a family name made of Nur and the Russian ending -ev. The Nur part comes from Arabic and means 'light', and -ev shows 'son of', so you can remember the name as 'son of light', a fitting image for a dancer who seemed to light up the stage.