kremlin

The kremlin of Kazan, Tatarstan

Meaning

Noun

  • A fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities.

Origin

  • 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, from кремль, whence Russian кремль.

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