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Ivan1 definition

Ivan (ī′vən, i vän′)

noun

a masculine name

Etymology: Russ < Gr Iōannēs: see John

Ivan2 definition

Ivan (ī′vən, i vän′)

  1. 1440-1505; grand duke of Muscovy (1462-1505): called the Great
  2. 1530-84; grand duke of Muscovy (1533-84) & 1st czar of Russia (1547-84): called the Terrible

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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