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Meaning of Ivan Ivanovich | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɪˈvɑːn ɪˈvɑːnəvɪt͡ʃ

Definitions

  1. An anonymous or stereotypical Russian man; a Russian John Smith, John Q. Public or Joe Q. Public.
  2. Synonym of John Doe (an unknown person or body), giving a Russian flavour to fiction set in Russia, by using a Russian name in place of the English term.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Ivan Ivanovitch Ivan the Terrible Ivana Ivanec Ivanenko Ivănești

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