Alexander II


noun

died 1073, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1061–1073.
Aleksandr Nikolaevich,1818–81, czar of Russia 1855–81.

Definition for aleksandr-nikolaevich (2 of 2)

Tcherepnin
[ chuh-rep-nin; Russian chyi-ryip-nyeen ]
/ tʃəˈrɛp nɪn; Russian tʃyɪ ryɪpˈnyin /

noun

AlexanderAleksandr Nikolaevich,1899–1977, Russian pianist and composer, in the U.S.
his fatherNicholasNikolai Nickolaevich,1873–1945, Russian composer and conductor.

British Dictionary definitions for aleksandr-nikolaevich

Alexander II

noun

1198–1249, king of Scotland (1214–49), son of William (the Lion)
1818–81, tsar of Russia (1855–81), son of Nicholas I, who emancipated the serfs (1861). He was assassinated by the Nihilists