Ivan the Terrible

Definitions of Ivan the Terrible
  1. noun
    the first czar of Russia (1530-1584)
    synonyms: Ivan IV, Ivan Iv Vasilievich
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    a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
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