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boris

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for boris.

Editorial note

Now contrast that with London Mayor Boris Johnson's movie to open up the data for their city bike sharing scheme...

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A male given name from the Slavic languages.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of boris gathered in one view.

noun

A male given name from the Slavic languages.

noun

(slang) A person of Russian descent.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for boris.

noun

A male given name from the Slavic languages.

noun

(slang) A person of Russian descent.

Example sentences

1

Now contrast that with London Mayor Boris Johnson's movie to open up the data for their city bike sharing scheme...

2

Considering Boris Beizer was giving seminars on designing and coding for testability in the 80's...

3

Yeah, Boris downloads did spike quite a bit when Laravel 4 included it.

4

I can only think of recently killed Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov with similar mathematical achievements.

5

So contact me here, or at boris@thenextweb.com with anything you've got.

6

I tried boris and psysh at work but they both failed when i wanted to redefine a function or a class.

7

When reporters asked former world chess champion and Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov who was behind the assassination of opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, he dismissed the question as irrelevant.

8

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak, great read!

9

You are overestimating importance of Boris Nemtsov.

10

Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov is killed.

11

It only took 3 nights of public order breakdown for the the government to talk of shutting down Twitter and Blackberry messenger, and for Boris to buy his watercannon for the next event.

12

If you are, you've discovered the reason Boris doesn't run at all on Windows:) Seriously, though, if you're running on Windows you should report fatal errors that make PsySH crash as well.

Quote examples

1

Putin must be held responsible for the murder of Boris." Kasparov’s remark gets to the heart of the larger significance of Nemtsov’s killing.

2

The background and some terminology of the game ("The Zone", "Stalker") are borrowed from the popular science fiction novella Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky and the 1979 Andrei Tarkovsky film Stalker that was loosely based on it, as well as Stalker, the film's subsequent novelization by the original authors.

Proper noun examples

1

Minimum salary required to be a part of Boris's and David's circles.

2

Hi Boris, Props for replying - communicating in the face of adversity isn't fun I know, so thank you for that!

3

However, I would never take anything you say, Boris, with a grain of salt.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use boris in a sentence?

Now contrast that with London Mayor Boris Johnson's movie to open up the data for their city bike sharing scheme...

What does boris mean?

A male given name from the Slavic languages.

What part of speech is boris?

boris is commonly used as noun.