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Moscow

Moscow

1.0
The capital and largest city of Russia, known for its history and culture
  • proper noun
  • /ˈmɒskoʊ/
translation icon : Moscú
  • There are numerous museums and landmarks to see in Moscow, such as the Kremlin.
  • city of Moscow
  • flights to Moscow
  • airports in Moscow

So if they were going to make big changes, Moscow had to prove it.

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Examples

  • We're going to Moscow, as we talked about.

  • On that trip, I was giving a talk at Moscow State University.

  • We are going to be here in this apartment in Moscow for five days.

  • What are they saying in Moscow about the new statute?

  • I first met Daniel in Moscow.

  • As part of its modernization push, Moscow would certainly welcome more U.S. private investment.

    Academic text (2011)
  • One time I was flying from Moscow, Russia to Kiev, Ukraine.

  • Starvation and civil war aside, Moscow was the most exciting place in the world to be.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Has the dependence on Russian gas given Moscow political leverage over countries to the west?

    Academic text (2011)
  • He actually saw your first performance in Moscow at the Bolshoi a few years back.

Compounds

Moscow Mitch
  • Offensive
9.9

A nickname critics use to insult a US senator by saying he supports Russia

Moscow-on-Thames
  • Literature
9.5

A nickname for London's financial area that suggests strong Russian money and influence

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

A Russian state from the Middle Ages with Moscow as its capital that is the beginning of modern Russia

Surface Forms

Moscow main

Etymology

Moscow comes from the name of the river Moskva, which runs through the city. The river name probably comes from an old Finno-Ugric word meaning 'dark' or 'wet', so you can remember Moscow as the city by the 'dark' or 'muddy' river Moskva.