kremlin

Examples

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• "Surrounded by bodyguards, we toured the Kazan Kremlin.

  Fiction book (2001)

• In Moscow, Russia, many would recognize the Kremlin.

  Academic text (2008)

• Napoleon once occupied this very Kremlin in which we enjoy this wonderful meal.

  Fiction book (2001)

• "The Russian Kremlin," he said, "comes from the Tatar word for 'fortress.'

  Fiction book (2001)

• I met the Tatar President in his offices in the Kazan Kremlin.

  Fiction book (2001)

• As Kazan's kremlin had been the seat of Muslim power in the Khanate, Gurii completed a ritual blessing of the space, sprinkling the walls with holy water.

  Academic text (2007)

• Bush's announcement in December 2001 that the United States would withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, one of the last remaining symbols of Russia's former superpower status, further wounded the Kremlin's pride.

  Academic text (2007)

• When the new archbishop finally arrived at Kazan on July 28, 1555, the ritual blessings were repeated, fulfilling the symbolic repetitions of the procession in order to claim the local kremlin as sacred Orthodox space.

  Academic text (2007)

• Many tourists visit the Kremlin to see its historic buildings and beautiful architecture.

• Inside the Kremlin, you can find the famous Armoury Chamber which houses a vast collection of treasures.

Synonyms

C

citadel

vskremlin

51 7.7

A strong fortress near a city where people shelter during war

is the specific Russian central fortified complex found in historic towns

Compounds

M

Moscow Kremlin

4.8

A walled complex in central Moscow that houses the president and government offices

Surface Forms

Etymology