Kremlin

See also: kremlin

English
Kremlin (1)

Etymology

Special use of kremlin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɹemlɪn/
  • Audio (UK)(file)

Proper noun

Kremlin

  1. The Moscow Kremlin; a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia that serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation.
  2. (metonymically) The Russian or Soviet government.
    Synonym: Moscow
    The Kremlin announced plans to increase funding for museums and the arts.
    • 1988, Nixon, Richard, “The Superpowers”, in 1999: Victory Without War‎, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, LCCN 88-4547, OCLC 17321859, page 38:
      Moscow has put itself into a unique historical position: It does not have a single ally among the major powers of the world. The Kremlin faces potential adversaries in Western Europe, China, Japan, Canada, and the United States, whose combined gross national products account for over 60 percent of the world economy.

Derived terms

Translations

See also
  • Politburo (also a proper noun sense from a common noun sense, and also often a metonym for the senior Soviet leadership)

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʁɛm.lɛ̃/
  • Audio(file)
  • Audio (CAN)(file)

Proper noun

Kremlin m

  1. Kremlin (the Moscow Kremlin)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Kremlin m

  1. Kremlin (the Moscow Kremlin)

Spanish

Proper noun

Kremlin m

  1. Kremlin (the Moscow Kremlin)
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