/krem"lin/ , n.
1. the Kremlin ,
a. the executive branch of the government of Russia or of the Soviet Union, esp. in regard to its foreign affairs.
b. the citadel of Moscow, including within its walls the chief offices of the Russian and, formerly, of the Soviet government.
[ 1655-65; earlier Kremelien kremlini, deriv. of kremli (Russ kreml', gen kremlyá ) citadel, akin to ORuss Kromu the citadel of Pskov, Ukrainian króma partition, Russ kromá, krómka edge, border ]