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Molotov

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /ˈmɒləˌtɒf/, Russian: /ˈmɔlətəf/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mol′ə tôf′, -tof′, mō′lə-, mô′-; Russ. mô′lə təf )



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mo•lo•tov  (mol′ə tôf′, -tof′, mō′lə-, mô′-; Russ. mô′lə təf ),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesformer name of Perm. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Molotov /ˈmɒləˌtɒf; Russian: ˈmɔlətəf/ n
  1. the former name (1940–62) for Perm
Molotov /ˈmɒləˌtɒf; Russian: ˈmɔlətəf/ n
  1. Vyacheslav Mikhailovich ( vɪtʃɪˈslaf miˈxajləvitʃ ), original surname Skriabin. 1890–1986, Soviet statesman. As commissar and later minister for foreign affairs (1939–49; 1953–56) he negotiated the Molotov-Ribbentrop nonaggression pact (1939) with Nazi Germany and attended the founding conference of the United Nations and the Potsdam conference (1945)
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