Voroshilov

Voroshilov
/vawr'euh shee"leuhf/; Russ. /veuh rddu shi"leuhf/, n.
1. Kliment Efremovich /klyi myent" yi frddye"meuh vyich/, 1881-1969, Soviet general: president of the Soviet Union 1953-60.
2. former name of Ussuriisk.

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