Stravinsky
Stravinsky (name) means a Russian surname, most famously borne by composer Igor Stravinsky. Example: “Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" caused a riot at its premiere.”
Word forms
- Plural
- Stravinskys
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Igor _____'s "The Rite of Spring" caused a riot at its premiere.
Etymology
A transliteration of Russian Страви́нский (Stravínskij), which came from Polish Strawiński, from Polish Strawa, from Lithuanian Strėva (river in Lithuania).