"Gorky" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Gorkys [plural], Gorkies [plural]
Etymology: From Russian Го́рький (Górʹkij). Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s|ies}} Gorky (countable and uncountable, plural Gorkys or Gorkies)
  1. A placename
    (historical) Nizhny Novgorod, a city in Russia.
    Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Russia, Places in Russia Translations (former name of Nizhny Novgorod): Գորկի (Gorki) (Armenian), 高爾基 /高尔基 (Gāo'ěrjī) (Chinese Mandarin), Gorkij (Danish), Gorki (Finnish), Gorjki (Ingrian), गोर्की (gorkī) (Marathi), Го́рький (Górʹkij) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Gorky-en-name-IF1c8eZ6 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 42 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 41 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 43 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 43 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 43 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 41 35 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 43 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 43 36 22 Disambiguation of 'former name of Nizhny Novgorod': 96 2 1
  2. A placename
    Alternative spelling of Gorki, Alternative spelling of Horki (a city in Belarus)
    Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Gorki (extra: a city in Belarus), Alternative spelling of Horki (extra: a city in Belarus)
    Sense id: en-Gorky-en-name-ZWve0URK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 57 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 77 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 42 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 41 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 43 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 43 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 33 41 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 48 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 43 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 27 48 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 41 35 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 43 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 43 36 22
  3. A surname from Russian Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Russian surname): Գորկի (Gorki) (Armenian), Qorki (Azerbaijani), 高爾基 /高尔基 (Gāo'ěrjī) (Chinese Mandarin), Gorkij (Danish), Gorki (Finnish), Горки (Gorki) [masculine] (Macedonian), गोर्की (gorkī) (Marathi), Го́рький (Górʹkij) [masculine] (Russian), Gorki (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Gorky-en-name-MwXY1UPq Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 42 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 41 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 43 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 43 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 43 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 41 35 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 43 36 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 23 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 43 36 22 Disambiguation of 'Russian surname': 9 4 86
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          "roman": "Gāo'ěrjī",
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