Shevardnadze
[ shev-erd-nahd-zuh; Russian shi-vuhrd-nah-dzuh ]
/ ˌʃɛv ərdˈnɑd zə; Russian ʃɪ vʌrdˈnɑ dzə /
noun
Ed·uard A. [ed-werd; Russian ed-wahrt] /ˈɛd wərd; Russian ɛdˈwɑrt/,1928–2014,
Soviet foreign minister 1985–91; president of his native Georgian Republic 1995–2003.
British Dictionary definitions for shevardnadze
Shevardnadze
/ (ˌʃɛvədˈnɑːdzə) /
noun
Eduard (Amvrosiyevich). born 1928, Georgian statesman; president of Georgia (1992–2003); Soviet minister of foreign affairs (1985–91), who played an important part in arms negotiations with the US