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Kremlin
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Krem·lin  (krmln)
n.
1. The citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government and formerly those of the Soviet government. The outer walls of the compound date to the 15th century.
2. The government of Russia and formerly that of the Soviet Union.
3. kremlin The citadel of a Russian city.

[Obsolete German Kremelin, from Old Russian *kremln, separate, from kreml, a separate place, citadel.]

kremlin [ˈkrɛmlɪn]
n
the citadel of any Russian city
[from obsolete German Kremelin, from Russian kreml]

Kremlin [ˈkrɛmlɪn]
n
1. (Placename) the 12th-century citadel in Moscow, containing the former Imperial Palace, three Cathedrals, and the offices of the Russian government
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly) the central government of the Soviet Union
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Kremlin - citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian governmentKremlin - citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government
capital of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian capital - a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
2.kremlin - citadel of a Russian town
citadel, bastion - a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
Translations
Kremlin [ˈkremlɪn] N the Kremlinel Kremlin
Kremlin [ˈkrɛmlɪn] n
the Kremlin → le Kremlin
Kremlin
n the Kremlinder Kreml
Kremlin [ˈkrɛmlɪn] n the Kremlinil Cremlino


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