Muscovy

American  

[muhs-kuh-vee] / ˈmʌs kə vi /

noun

1. Also called Grand Duchy of Muscovy.  a principality founded c1271 and centered on the ancient city of Moscow. Its rulers gradually gained control over the neighboring Great Russian principalities and established the Russian Empire under the czars.

2. Archaic. Moscow.

3. Archaic. Russia.

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Muscovy British  

/ ˈmʌskəvɪ /

noun

1. a Russian principality (13th to 16th centuries), of which Moscow was the capital

2. an archaic name for Russia Moscow

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Example Sentences

Muscovy defeated them at the Battle of Poltava in 1709, and in 1721, under Tsar Peter I, Muscovy became the Russian Empire.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2023

Mr Roper said a Muscovy duck had died after eating a dead fish, while a large number of black-headed gulls had disappeared after picking up dead fish floating on the water.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2023

At that time, there was no Moscow, until a Kyivan prince founded it in 1147 and gave rise to Muscovy.

From Washington Post • May 12, 2022

But it also added two new species previously considered wild, emus and Muscovy duck, allowing for them to still be sold.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2020

Then he tethered the Muscovy on the other side of the net from Frightful.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George