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Ivan Ivanovich
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English
Alternative forms
en Ivan Ivanovitch
Etymology
Borrowed from en ru Ива́н Ива́нович John Johnson.
Pronunciation
en /ɪˈvɑːn ɪˈvɑːnəvɪt͡ʃ/
Noun
+ s
An anonymous or stereotypical Russian man; a Russian en John Smith, en John Q. Public or en Joe Q. Public.
en fiction en John Doe an unknown person or body, giving a Russian flavour to fiction set in Russia, by using a Russian name in place of the English term.
Coordinate terms
en John Bull
en klyukva stereotypes of Russia in Western pop culture
en Vanya placeholder term for a stereotypical Russian man
en People Russia
en placeholder terms