Moscow

[mos-koh, -kou]

noun

1. Russian Moskva. a city in and the capital of the Russian Federation, in the W part: capital of the former Soviet Union.

2. Also called Grand Duchy of Moscow. Muscovy.

3. a city in W Idaho.

Moscow

/ ˈmɒskəʊ /

noun

1. Russian name: Moskva. the capital of Russia and of the Moscow Autonomous Region, on the Moskva River: dates from the 11th century; capital of the grand duchy of Russia from 1547 to 1712; capital of the Soviet Union 1918–91; centres on the medieval Kremlin; chief political, cultural, and industrial centre of Russia, with two universities. Pop: 10 672 000 (2005 est)

Moscow

1. Capital and largest city of Russia, located in the west-central region on the Moscow River; Russia's economic and cultural center.

Its landmarks and institutions include the tomb of Lenin, the University of Moscow, Gorki Central Park, and the Bolshoi Ballet Theater.

The Kremlin, Russia's political and administrative headquarters, is at the center of the city. Adjoining the Kremlin is Red Square.

In 1991, hundreds of thousands of Muscovites, led by Boris Yeltsin, rallied against a coup that had overthrown reformist president Mikhail Gorbachev, resulting in the defeat of the coup plotters, the end of the communist system, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Example Sentences

At the Butovo firing range, a Stalin-era execution site near Moscow that has become a shrine to his victims, visiting Russians warned against venerating the wartime leader or emulating his ideas.

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Or he could mean explosive yield-producing tests, which the U.S. hasn’t conducted since 1992, when Washington and Moscow agreed to a moratorium.

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The attack came as Russian forces said they had captured two more villages in eastern and southern Ukraine, where Kyiv's outnumbered forces have steadily lost ground to Moscow.

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Russia's defence ministry meanwhile said it had downed 170 Ukrainian drones overnight, including 48 in Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, and nine in Moscow region with six headed towards the capital.

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China says it is a neutral party in the conflict, but Kyiv and Western governments have long accused Beijing of providing political and economic support to Moscow.

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