/ Dictionary / Index N Nabokov: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Na•bo•kov Pronunciation: (nu-bô'kuf, nab'u-kôf", -kof" Russ. nu-bô'kuf&hasp), [key] — n. 1899–1977, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet, born in Russia. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: nabokov (Thesaurus) nabob Nabokovian Related Content Daily Word Quiz: banshee Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language