Alexis Nikolayevich: Meaning and Definition of

A•lex•is Ni•ko•la•ye•vich

Pronunciation: (u-lek'sis nik"u-lī'u-vich Russ. nyi-ku-lä'yi-vyich), [key]
— (Aleksei Nikolayevich),
  1. 1904–18, son of Nicholas II of Russia, heir apparent to the Russian throne: executed in the Russian Bolshevik Revolution.
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