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kremlin definition

krem·lin (krem′lin)

noun

in Russia, the citadel of a city

Etymology: Fr < Russ kryeml'

kremlin Idioms

the Kremlin

  1. the citadel of Moscow, in which some government offices of the Soviet Union were located: it now contains some offices of the Russian government
  2. the government of the Soviet Union or, now, Russia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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