Moskva

[ muh-skvah ]

/ mʌˈskvɑ /

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noun

Russian name of Moscow.

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Words nearby Moskva

Moshesh, Moshi, Moshoeshoe II, mosh pit, Mosi-oa-Tunya, Moskva, Moslem, Moslemism, Mosley, Mosotho, mosque

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How to use Moskva in a sentence

At about 8 p.m. dozens of masked men stormed the Moskva Hotel in the Crimean capital of Simferopol.
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Shortly after his return to Moskva, his cousin of Tver was summoned to present himself at the Horde.
The Rise of the Russian Empire|Hector H. Munro
The loyalty of Moskva brought him through many vicissitudes, and the tables were turned more than once upon his hostile relatives.
The Rise of the Russian Empire|Hector H. Munro
The Konstantinovitch submitted, and the grand princely dignity returned to the House of Moskva.
The Rise of the Russian Empire|Hector H. Munro

Meanwhile the army around Moskva showed serious signs of breaking up in confusion.
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The city of Moskva rejoiced with its sovereign at the birth of the heaven-sent child, to whom was given the name of Ivan.
The Rise of the Russian Empire|Hector H. Munro

British Dictionary definitions for Moskva

Moskva

/ (Russian masˈkva) /

noun

transliteration of the Russian name for Moscow

a river in W central Russia, rising in the Smolensk-Moscow upland, and flowing southeast through Moscow to the Oka River: linked with the River Volga by the Moscow Canal. Length: about 500 km (310 miles)

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