Meaning

1 senses

  1. A fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities.

    кремльkremlʹ

More definitions
  • citadel of a Russian town
  • citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government

Examples

19 sentences

  1. The Kremlin is forcing itself on Ukraine.

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  2. Tom fell for a Kremlin information operation.

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  3. The Kremlin moved to extend the lockdown nationwide.

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  4. The Moscow Kremlin is a cultural heritage site.

    ruМосковский Кремль является объектом культурного наследия.

    deDer Moskauer Kreml ist eine Kulturerbestätte.

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  5. Working in the Kremlin has been my lifelong dream.

    ruРаботать в Кремле было мечтой моей жизни.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
type of fortification:

Origin

Similar forms are attested, per Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary, in earlier German Kremel

Similar forms are attested, per Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary, in earlier German Kremelin and French Cremlin, which are theorized to come from Old East Slavic кремльнъ (kremlĭnŭ, “having a kremlin”), from кремль (kremlĭ), whence Russian кремль (kremlʹ).

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Forms

plural: kremlins
Singularkremlin
Pluralkremlins

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government:Moscow Kremlin

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
kosherkotokratomkrillkronakronekrypton
kremlin — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto