(n) Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938), Syn. Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin

copernicus

(n) Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543), Syn. Mikolaj Kopernik, Nicolaus Copernicus

daba

(n) a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad, Syn. Kola, Musgoi

gogol

(n) Russian writer who introduced realism to Russian literature (1809-1852), Syn. Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol

lenin

(n) Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924), Syn. Nikolai Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov, Vladimir Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Vladimir Ilich Lenin

lobachevsky

(n) Russian mathematician who independently discovered non-Euclidean geometry (1792-1856), Syn. Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky

rimsky-korsakov

(n) Russian composer of operas and orchestral works; often used themes from folk music (1844-1908), Syn. Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai Andreyevich Rimski-Korsakov, Rimski-Korsakov

scriabin

(n) Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915), Syn. Aleksandr Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich Scriabin

tesla

(n) United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943), Syn. Nikola Tesla

tinbergen

(n) Dutch zoologist who showed that much animal behavior is innate and stereotyped (1907-1988), Syn. Nikolaas Tinbergen

tolstoy

(n) Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910), Syn. Leo Tolstoy, Count Lev Nikolayevitch Tolstoy

zinzendorf

(n) German theologian (1700-1760), Syn. Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Kola nut

{ }. Same as Cola, Cola nut. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Kolarian

n. (Ethnol.) An individual of one of the races of aboriginal inhabitants which survive in Hindustan. -- a. Of or pertaining to the Kolarians. [ 1913 Webster ]

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托尔斯泰

[托尔斯泰 / 托爾斯泰, Tuō ěr sī tài] Tolstoy (name); Count Lev Nikolayevich Tostoy (1828-1910), great Russian novelist, author of War and Peace 戰爭與和平|战争与和平, See Also: 戰爭與和平, 战争与和平 #58295

哥白尼

[哥白尼, Gē bái ní] Mikolaj Kopernik or Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), Polish astronomer, mathematician and polymath #58650

布哈林

[布哈林, Bù hā lín] Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin (1888-1938), Soviet revolutionary theorist, executed after a show trial in 1937 #111166

罗巴切夫斯基

[罗巴切夫斯基 / 羅巴切夫斯基, Luó bā qiè fū sī jī] Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1793-1856), one of the discoverers of non-Euclidean geometry #355308

普尔热瓦尔斯基

[普尔热瓦尔斯基 / 普爾熱瓦爾斯基, Pǔ ěr rè wǎ ěr sī jī] Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski (1839-1888), Russian explorer who made four expeditions to Central Asian from 1870; abbr. to 普氏, See Also: 普氏 #481273

列夫・托尔斯泰

[列夫・托尔斯泰 / 列夫・托爾斯泰, Liè fū· Tuō ěr sī tài] Tolstoy (name); Count Lev Nikolayevich Tostoy (1828-1910), great Russian novelist, author of War and Peace 戰爭與和平|战争与和平, See Also: 戰爭與和平, 战争与和平

普氏

[普氏, Pǔ shì] Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski 普爾熱瓦爾斯基|普尔热瓦尔斯基 (1839-1888), Russian explorer who made four expeditions to Central Asian from 1870, See Also: 普爾熱瓦爾斯基, 普尔热瓦尔斯基

普氏野马

[普氏野马 / 普氏野馬, Pǔ shì yě mǎ] Przevalski horse (Equus przewalskii) wild horse of Central Asia first identified in 1881 by Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski 普爾熱瓦爾斯基|普尔热瓦尔斯基, See Also: 普爾熱瓦爾斯基, 普尔热瓦尔斯基

车尔尼雪夫斯基