Muscovy
The Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became…The Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became the nucleus of a united Russia, which its dynasty ruled first as czars (kings) from Moscow, later as emperors from Saint Petersburg.
Meaning
2 sensesThe Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became the nucleus of a united Russia, which its dynasty ruled first as czars (kings) from Moscow, later as emperors from Saint Petersburg.
Moskau, Moskowien
Моско́вияMoskóvija, Моско́вское госуда́рствоMoskóvskoje gosudárstvo, Вели́кое кня́жество Моско́вскоеVelíkoje knjážestvo Moskóvskoje
Моско́віяMoskóvija, Москівщи́наMoskivščýna, Московщи́наMoskovščýna
(broadly, derogatory, usually)Russia.
Translations
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Origin
A learned borrowing from Latin Moscovia, derived from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).A learned borrowing from Latin Moscovia, derived from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).
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