Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

potemkinian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
potemkini-an
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Russian minister Grigori Potemkin (1739–1791).

Etymology

From Potemkin + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Potemkinian (comparative) most Potemkinian (superlative)

Questions

What does potemkinian mean?
Of or relating to Russian minister Grigori Potemkin (1739–1791).
Where does potemkinian come from?
From Potemkin + -ian.

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