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Definition of Kremlin

1. Noun. Citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government.

Definition of Kremlin

1. n. The citadel of a town or city; especially, the citadel of Moscow, a large inclosure which contains imperial palaces, cathedrals, churches, an arsenal, etc.

Definition of Kremlin

1. Proper noun. The Moscow Kremlin official residence of the president of Russia. ¹

2. Proper noun. (context: by extension) The Russian or Soviet government. ¹

3. Noun. A Russian ‘castle’ or fortified, central complex, as found in various Russian cities. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kremlin

1. a Russian citadel [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kremlin

Literary usage of Kremlin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"In 1367 stone walls were built to enclose the kremlin. Notwithstanding self Tsar, the Slavonic name for king or ruler found in the church liturgy, ..."

2. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1816)
"Sunday Market—Promenades during Easter—kremlin— Holy Gate—Great Bell—Great Gun—Antient Palace of tke Tsars—Imperial Treasury—Manuscripts—Superb ..."

3. Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa by Edward Daniel Clarke (1816)
"From five in the morning till eight, the Place de Galitzin, a spacious area near the kremlin, is filled with a concourse of peasants, and people of every ..."

4. A History of Architecture in All Countries: From the Earliest Times to the by James Fergusson (1874)
"Tower of Boris, kremlin, Moscow. hint for amalgamating the belfry with the church, they went to work in their own way, and constructed the towers wholly ..."

5. The Story of Moscow by William Greener (1900)
"CHAPTER VIII The kremlin " The kremlin is our Sanctuary and our Fortress; the source of our strength and the treasury of our Holy Faith. ..."

6. Narrative of a Journey from Heraut to Khiva, Moscow, and St. Petersburgh by James Abbott (1884)
"MY first care, the ensuing day, was to call upon the governor of the kremlin, and present my note of introduction. He was not at home, but answered the note ..."

7. The Architecture and Planning of Classical Moscow: A Cultural History by Albert J. Schmidt (1989)
"The design by Kazakov for remodeling the kremlin merits attention because, ... This latest kremlin venture grew out of a project for a new palace, ..."

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