Zhukov
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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Russian Жу́ков (Žúkov), from жук (žuk, “beetle”) + -ов (-ov, “genitive possessive ending”).
Proper noun
[edit]Zhukov
- A transliteration of the Russian surname Жу́ков (Žúkov).
- Marshall Georgy Zhukov, a Soviet Russian career officer in the Red Army, was one of the most decorated generals in the history of the Soviet Union and Russia.
- A town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, named after Georgy Zhukov.
Translations
[edit]Russian surname
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Further reading
[edit]- “Zhukov”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Portuguese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Zhukov
- Alternative spelling of Jukov
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