kremlin

The English word “kremlin” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

A fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities.

Etymology

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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