Kremlin

Kremlin
Kremlin 1660s, Cremelena, from O.Rus. kremlinu, later kremlin (1796), from kreml' "citadel, fortress," perhaps of Tartar origin. Originally the citadel of any Russian city, now especially the one in Moscow. Used metonymically for "government of the U.S.S.R." from 1933. The modern form of the word in English might be via French.

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  • Kremlin — ( ru. Кремль, Kreml IPA ru|krʲɛmlʲ) is the Russian word for fortress , citadel or castle and refers to any major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities. This word is often used to refer to the best known one, the Moscow… …   Wikipedia

  • kremlin — ● kremlin ou kreml nom masculin (mot slave signifiant forteresse) Partie centrale et fortifiée des villes russes anciennes. kremlin n. m. Partie centrale, fortifiée, des anciennes villes russes. kremlin (le) anc. palais impérial et citadelle de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Kremlin — Kremlin, MT U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana Population (2000): 126 Housing Units (2000): 57 Land area (2000): 0.453638 sq. miles (1.174918 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.453638 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Kremlin — kremlin. (Del ruso kreml, ciudadela). m. Recinto amurallado de las antiguas ciudades rusas. Por antonomasia, el de Moscú. * * * Kremlin, ciudadela de una ciudad. En las ciudades antiguas de Rusia no habia murallas, sin embargo en la parte central …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Kremlin, MT — U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana Population (2000): 126 Housing Units (2000): 57 Land area (2000): 0.453638 sq. miles (1.174918 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.453638 sq. miles (1.174918 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Kremlin, OK — U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 240 Housing Units (2000): 112 Land area (2000): 0.252661 sq. miles (0.654389 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.252661 sq. miles (0.654389 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • kremlin — sustantivo masculino 1. Parte fortificada de una ciudad rusa: El kremlin más famoso es el de Moscú …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • kremlin — ► NOUN 1) a citadel within a Russian town. 2) (the Kremlin) the citadel in Moscow, housing the Russian government. ORIGIN Russian kreml …   English terms dictionary

  • kremlin — [krem′lin] n. [Fr < Russ kryeml ] in Russia, the citadel of a city the Kremlin 1. the citadel of Moscow, in which some government offices of the Soviet Union were located: it now contains some offices of the Russian government 2. the… …   English World dictionary

  • Kremlin — Krem lin, n. [Russ. kremle.] 1. The citadel of a town or city; especially, the citadel of Moscow, a large inclosure which contains imperial palaces, cathedrals, churches, an arsenal, etc. [Russia] 2. Hence: The government of Russia (or, 1920 1992 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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