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  • proper noun A transliteration of the Russian male given name Юрий (Júrij).

Etymologies

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From Russian Юрий (Júrij, "George").

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Examples

  • YURI THOUGHT TO HIMSELF THAT master Karoly must have been ail day without food, and small wonder, then, he looked so vastly overcome: it was not all the ghosts, Yuri tried to convince himself.

    The Goblin Mirror Cherryh, C. J. 1992

  • YURI THOUGHT TO HIMSELF THAT master Karoly must have been ail day without food, and small wonder, then, he looked so vastly overcome: it was not all the ghosts, Yuri tried to convince himself.

    The Goblin Mirror Cherryh, C. J. 1992

  • If I had 10 spare years maybe I could “prove” that Yuri is NowhereBob.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Don’t leave Balty talking to himself! 2010

  • Abigail - Yuri is someone who already frequents this place.

    Cheeseburger Gothic » Don’t leave Balty talking to himself! 2010

  • His main competition, Yuri, is a backstabbing, conniving cheat who knows how to play the game of politics very well.

    REVIEW: Jupiter Project by Gregory Benford 2004

  • And the opening scene, showing a squash game between Matt and Yuri, is cool and helps evoke the sense of wonder that prevails throughout the book.

    REVIEW: Jupiter Project by Gregory Benford 2004

  • She called Yuri, and they discussed who might care for little Katarina when they were gone.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

  • The sprawling party is known as Yuri's Night, the kind of event that during the Cold War might have merited an FBI visit to Whitesides' home.

    latimes.com - News 2011

  • Comic Yuri Hime S vol. 10 Autumn 2009 A special issue of Yuri Hime called Yuri Hime S, which is another 500 pages of awesomeness featuring anime girls falling in love with other girls.

    J-List side blog 2009

  • Set in a concern reliant on a occult ancient profession famous as "blastia," the mettlesome follows past entitle Yuri as he delves into a unsubstantial strategy to ingest these magical devices to curb civilization, or defeat it.

    xml's Blinklist.com 2008

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