Chaliapin
[ shahl-yah-pin; Russian shuh-lyah-pyin ]
/ ʃɑlˈyɑ pɪn; Russian ʃʌˈlyɑ pyɪn /
noun
Fë·dor I·va·no·vich
[fyaw-duh r ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /ˈfyɔ dər iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/,1873–1938,
Russian operatic bass.
British Dictionary definitions for chaliapin
Chaliapin
/ (Russian ʃaˈljapin) /
noun
Fyodor Ivanovich (ˈfjɔdər iˈvanəvitʃ). 1873–1938, Russian operatic bass singer