Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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 1400s.
- noun The government of Russia and formerly that of the Soviet Union.
- noun The citadel of a Russian city.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Russia, the citadel of a town or city; specifically [capitalized], the citadel of Moscow, including within its walls the imperial palace and arsenal, churches, monasteries, and other imposing buildings.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Russia The citadel of a town or city; especially, the citadel of Moscow, a large inclosure which contains imperial palaces, cathedrals, churches, an arsenal, etc.
- noun metonymical The government of Russia (or, 1920-1992, of the Soviet Union).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun The Moscow Kremlin official residence of the
president ofRussia . - proper noun by extension The
Russian orSoviet government .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun citadel of a Russian town
- noun citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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DMITRY PESKOV, KREMLIN SPOKESMAN: We don't think that there is a need for commenting on these allegations against Kremlin, because this is nothing but nonsense.
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Thailand's Ruling Party Backs Thaksin Relative for Prime Minister Natalia Kolesnikova/Agence France-Press -- Getty Images KREMLIN MEETING: Business leaders attended a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Monday in the Kremlin in Moscow.
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The term Kremlin was also used figuratively to mean the former Soviet government.
Kremlin 2002
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Prokhorov's presidential bid follows his botched performance before the parliamentary election when he formed a liberal party with the Kremlin's tacit support but abandoned it under what he described as Kremlin pressure.
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Prokhorov's presidential bid follows his botched performance before the parliamentary election when he formed a liberal political party with the Kremlin's tacit support but abandoned it under what he called Kremlin pressure.
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Prokhorov's presidential bid follows his botched performance in the parliamentary race when he formed a liberal party under tacit support of the Kremlin, then abandoned the project under what he called Kremlin pressure.
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Prokhorov's presidential bid follows his botched performance in the parliamentary race, when he formed a liberal party under tacit support of the Kremlin, then abandoned the project under what he called Kremlin pressure.
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Prokhorov's presidential bid follows his botched performance in the parliamentary race when he formed a liberal party under tacit support of the Kremlin, then abandoned the project under what he called Kremlin pressure.
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Prokhorov's presidential bid follows his botched performance in the parliamentary race when he formed a liberal party under tacit support of the Kremlin, then abandoned the project under what he called Kremlin pressure.
SI.com 2011
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Prokhorov's presidential bid follows his botched performance before the parliamentary election when he formed a liberal political party with the Kremlin's tacit support but abandoned it under what he called Kremlin pressure.
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