KREMLIN


Meaning of KREMLIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrem-lən ]

noun

Etymology: obsolete German Kremelien the citadel of Moscow, ultimately from Old Russian kremlĭ

Date: 1662

1. : the citadel of a Russian city

2. capitalized

[the Kremlin, citadel of Moscow and seat of government of Russia and formerly of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]

: the Russian government

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