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Po·tem·kin (pō tem′kin, pə-; Russ pu tyôm′kin)

Potemkin, Grigori Aleksandrovich (grē gō̂′rē ä′lyek sän′drō̂ vic̸h′) 1739-91; Russ. field marshal & statesman: favorite of Catherine the Great

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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