Kremlin
pronunciation
How to pronounce Kremlin in British English:
UK [ˈkremlɪn]
How to pronounce Kremlin in American English:
US [ˈkrɛmlɪn]
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- Noun:
- citadel of a Russian town
Word Origin
- Kremlin
- 1660s, Cremelena, from Old Russian kremlinu, later kremlin (1796), from kreml' "citadel, fortress," perhaps of Tartar origin. Originally the citadel of any Russian city, now especially the one in Moscow. Used metonymically for "government of the U.S.S.R." from 1933. The modern form of the word in English might be via French.
Example
- 1. Relations with the kremlin have become trickier of late .
- 2. The main kremlin plan has been a $ 200 billion rescue package for banks and companies .
- 3. He angered the kremlin by financing opposition parties and denouncing the scale of corruption .
- 4. All this favours the kremlin .
- 5. The kremlin fears making the same mistake twice .