Kremlin
lɪn noun
the Kremlin.
a.
the executive branch of the government of Russia or of the Soviet Union, especially 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.
Origin:
1655–65; earlier Kremelien < German (now obsolete) < an unattestested outcome of Old Russian *kremlĭnĭ, derivative of kremlĭ (Russian kremlʾ, gen kremlyá) citadel, akin to Old Russian Kromŭ the citadel of Pskov, Ukrainian króma partition, Russian kromá, krómka edge, border
1655–65; earlier Kremelien < German (now obsolete) < an unattestested outcome of Old Russian *kremlĭnĭ, derivative of kremlĭ (Russian kremlʾ, gen kremlyá) citadel, akin to Old Russian Kromŭ the citadel of Pskov, Ukrainian króma partition, Russian kromá, krómka edge, border
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kremlin (ˈkrɛmlɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the citadel of any Russian city | |
| [C17: from obsolete German Kremelin, from Russian kreml] | |
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| Kremlin (ˈkrɛmlɪn) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the 12th-century citadel in Moscow, containing the former Imperial Palace, three Cathedrals, and the offices of the Russian government |
| 2. | (formerly) the central government of the Soviet Union |
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Kremlin
1662, from Fr. kremlin, from Rus. krem'l "citadel, fortress," of Tartar origin. Originally the citadel of any Rus. city, now esp. the one in Moscow. Used metonymically for "government of the U.S.S.R." from 1933.
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Kremlin definition
A fortress in central Moscow that contains the central offices of the government of Russia and, formerly, the offices of the Soviet Union.
Note: The term Kremlin was also used figuratively to mean the former Soviet government.
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