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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: kremlin /ˈkrɛmlɪn/ n - the citadel of any Russian city
Etymology: 17th Century: from obsolete German Kremelin, from Russian kreml WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024Krem•lin /ˈkrɛmlɪn/USA pronunciation n. [proper noun* the + ~] - Government
- Governmentthe government of the former Soviet Union or, now, of Russia.
- Governmentthe citadel of Moscow, containing within its walls some of the offices of the former Soviet government and, now, the Russian government.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Krem•lin (krem′lin),USA pronunciation n. - Government the Kremlin:
- the executive branch of the government of Russia or of the Soviet Union, esp. in regard to its foreign affairs.
- the citadel of Moscow, including within its walls the chief offices of the Russian and, formerly, of the Soviet government.
- an unattestested outcome of Old Russian *kremlĭnĭ, derivative of kremlĭ (Russian kreml’, gen kremlyá) citadel, akin to Old Russian Kromù the citadel of Pskov, Ukrainian króma partition, Russian kromá, krómka edge, border
- German (now obsolete)
- earlier Kremelien 1655–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Kremlin /ˈkrɛmlɪn/ n - the 12th-century citadel in Moscow, containing the former Imperial Palace, three Cathedrals, and the offices of the Russian government
- (formerly) the central government of the Soviet Union
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