Kremlin

//ˈkɹɛmlɪn// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities.

    "9% of historical parks are the gardens of monasteries and kremlins (fortified centres in the towns), 8% are urban ("public") gardens and only 2% are parks on urban estates."

  2. 2
    citadel of a Russian town wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Moscow Kremlin; a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia that serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation.
  2. 2
    The Russian or Soviet government. metonymically

    "The Kremlin announced plans to increase funding for museums and the arts."

Synonyms

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moscow

Example

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"Working in the Kremlin has been my lifelong dream."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Special use of kremlin.

Etymology 2

Similar forms are attested, per Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary, in earlier German Kremelin and French Cremlin, which are theorized to come from Old East Slavic кремльнъ (kremlĭnŭ, “having a kremlin”), from кремль (kremlĭ), whence Russian кремль (kremlʹ).

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