kremlin

Meaning

A fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities.

Synonyms

Translations

kremlin

kremlin

κάστρο πόλης

kremlin

Frequency

C2
Etymology

In summary

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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