(1833–87), Russian composer; full name Aleksandr Porfirevich Borodin. He is best known for the epic opera Prince Igor (completed after his death by Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov).
Definition of Borodin, Aleksandr in US English:
Borodin, Aleksandr
proper nounˌbôrəˈdēn
(1833–87), Russian composer; full name Aleksandr Porfirevich Borodin. He is noted for the opera Prince Igor, which was completed, after his death, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Aleksandr Glazunov (1865–1936).