Romanov

or Ro·ma·noff

[ roh-muh-nawf, -nof, roh-mah-nuh f; Russian ruh-mah-nuh f ]
/ ˈroʊ məˌnɔf, -ˌnɒf, roʊˈmɑ nəf; Russian rʌˈmɑ nəf /

noun

a member of the imperial dynasty of Russia that ruled from 1613 to 1917.
Mi·kha·il Feo·do·ro·vich [myi-khuh-yeel fyaw-duh-ruh-vyich] /myɪ xʌˈyil ˈfyɔ də rə vyɪtʃ/,1596–1645, emperor of Russia 1613–45: first ruler of the house of Romanov.

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British Dictionary definitions for romanovs

Romanov
/ (ˈrəʊmənɒf, Russian raˈmanəf) /

noun

any member of the Russian imperial dynasty that ruled from the crowning (1613) of Mikhail Fyodorovich to the abdication (1917) of Nicholas II during the February Revolution

Cultural definitions for romanovs

Romanovs
[ (roh-muh-nawfs, roh-mah-nuhfs) ]

The family that ruled Russia from the seventeenth century until the Russian Revolution. Empress Catherine the Great and Czar Peter the Great were Romanovs.