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Potemkin.

A transliteration of the Russian surname Потёмкин (Potjómkin).

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

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name/pɒˈtɛm.kɪn/Received-Pronunciation/poʊˈtɛm.kɪn/General-American/pəˈtɛm(p).kən/General-American

  1. A transliteration of the Russian surname Потёмкин (Potjómkin).

  2. Resembling a Potemkin village; fake, facade.

    attributive · figuratively
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.