Meaning

2 senses

  1. An inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow.

    Moskauer, Moskowiter, Moskauerin

    жи́тель Моско́вииžítelʹ Moskóvii, жи́тельница Моско́вииžítelʹnica Moskóvii, москви́чmoskvíč

    москови́тmoskovýt, моска́льmoskálʹ, московиткаmoskovytka

    a resident of Moscow

  2. (archaic, broadly)A Russian.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. His wife is a Muscovite.

    ruЖена у него москвичка. — marafon

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  2. Her husband is a Muscovite.

    ruМуж у неё москвич. — marafon

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  3. I'm a Muscovite.

    ruЯ москвич. — marafon

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
resident of Muscovy:
resident of Moscow:
Русский
By meaning 2
resident of Muscovy:
resident of Moscow:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
resident of Moscow:

Origin

1535. From Latin Moscovita (“resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian”), also Muscovita, Mos

1535. From Latin Moscovita (“resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian”), also Muscovita, Moschovita, from Moscovia or Muscovia (“Muscovy”) + -ita.

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Forms

plural: Muscovites
SingularMuscovite
PluralMuscovites

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
murphymuscatmuscleB1muscularC1museB2museumA2
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