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Definition of: Ivan
(ī′vən, Russian i·vän′)
Russian form of JOHN.
—Ivan III,
1440–1505, grand duke of Muscovy from 1462; founded the Russian Empire: known as Ivan the Great.
—Ivan IV,
1530–84, first czar of Russia 1547–1584: known as Ivan the Terrible.
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