Khachaturian

[ kah-chuh-too r-ee-uh n, kach-uh-; Russian khuh-chyuh-too-ryahn ]
/ ˌkɑ tʃəˈtʊər i ən, ˌkætʃ ə-; Russian xə tʃyə tuˈryɑn /

noun

A·ram I·lich [ar-uh m il-yich; Russian uh-rahm ee-lyeech] /ˈær əm ˈɪl yɪtʃ; Russian ʌˈrɑm iˈlyitʃ/,1903–78, Armenian composer.

British Dictionary definitions for khachaturian

Khachaturian
/ (ˌkɑːtʃəˈtʊərɪən, xətʃətuˈrjan) /

noun

Aram Ilich (ˈarəm iljˈjitʃ). 1903–78, Russian composer. His works, which often incorporate Armenian folk tunes, include a piano concerto and the ballets Gayaneh (1942) and Spartacus (1954)