Kuropatkin

[ koor-uh-pat-kin; Russian koo-ruh-paht-kyin ]

noun

1. A·le·ksei Ni·ko·la·e·vich [uh-lyi-, ksyey, nyi-kuh-, lah, -yi-vyich], 1848–1925, Russian general.

Example Sentences

Freehold Township police say 24-year-old Maxim Kuropatkin, of Springfield, tried to rob a 52-year-old woman on Monday.

From Washington Times

Kuropatkin then allegedly approached an 83-year-old woman exiting her car and demanded her keys.

From Washington Times

Kuropatkin then ran off into a store but was soon caught by store security and some good Samaritans.

From Washington Times

He believed that the best foundation for Russia's supremacy lay in industrial development; Kuropatkin trusted in the sword.

From Project Gutenberg

Marshal Oyama may go down in history as a great strategist, but in my humble judgment General Kuropatkin is greater.

From Project Gutenberg