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KARPOV
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• KARPOV (noun)
The noun KARPOV has 1 sense:
1. Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951)
Familiarity information: KARPOV used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Russian chess master who was world champion from 1975 until 1985 when he was defeated by Gary Kasparov (born in 1951)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Anatoli Karpov; Anatoli Yevgenevich Karpov; Karpov
Instance hypernyms:
chess master (a chess player of great skill)
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