kremlin
/ˈkɹɛmlɪn/
kremlin noun: a fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities.
Noun
kremlin (plural kremlins)
- A fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities.
- 9% of historical parks are the gardens of monasteries and kremlins (fortified centres in the towns), 8% are urban ("public") gardens and only 2% are parks on urban estates.1997, Council of Europe, Cultural Policy in the Russian Federation, page 107
- Several cities in Russia were built around fortresses called kremlins. Russians built kremlins for defense during the Middle Ages. A kremlin was often located along a river.2012, Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc, page 87
Proper noun capitalized: Kremlin
the Kremlin
- The Moscow Kremlin; a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia that serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation.
- Synonyms:
- Kreml
- The Russian or Soviet government.
- The Kremlin announced plans to increase funding for museums and the arts.
- Over the course of the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin has drawn several “red lines” – with ostentatious references to Russia’s huge strategic nuclear arsenal – only to seemingly do nothing when these lines are crossed by Ukraine or its Western backers.2024 September 19, Fred Weir, “Why Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling on Ukraine sounds different this time”, in The Christian Science Monitor
- Synonyms:
- Moscow
kremlin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
kremlin in Hindi
- type of fortification
- क्रेमलिन krēmlin
kremlin in Tamil
- கிரெம்ளின், கிரெம்லின், கிரெம்லன்
kremlin in Marathi
- क्रेमलिन, क्रेमलीन, क्रेम्लीन
kremlin in Urdu
- کریملن, کریملین
More languagesFewer languages
- kremlin in Bengali
- ক্রেমলিন
- kremlin in Telugu
- క్రెమ్లిన్, క్రెంలిన్
- kremlin in Malayalam
- ക്രെംലിൻ
- kremlin in Kannada
- ಕ್ರೆಮ್ಲಿನ್, ಕ್ರೆಂಲಿನ್
- kremlin in Punjabi
- ਕ੍ਰੇਮਲਿਨ, ਕ੍ਰੈਮਲਿਨ, ਕਰੇਮਲਿਨ
- kremlin in Gujarati
- ક્રેમલિન, ક્રેમલીન, ક્રેમ્લિન
- kremlin in Odia
- କ୍ରେମଲିନ, କ୍ରେମ୍ଲିନ୍, କ୍ରେମଲିନ୍
- kremlin in Nepali
- क्रेमलिन, क्रेम्लिन
Synonyms of kremlin
Forms of kremlin
| plural | kremlins |
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Origin of kremlin
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 (kremlĭnŭ, “having a kremlin”), from кремль (kremlĭ), whence Russian кремль (kremlʹ).
Special use of kremlin.
Words formed from kremlin
Questions about kremlin
- What does kremlin mean?
- Kremlin means a fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities.
- What is kremlin in Hindi?
- Kremlin in Hindi is क्रेमलिन (krēmlin). See Kremlin meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is kremlin?
- Kremlin can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce kremlin?
- Kremlin is pronounced /ˈkɹɛmlɪn/.
- What is the plural of kremlin?
- The plural of kremlin is kremlins.
Words near kremlin in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: kremlin (page history and authors); Kremlin (page history and authors); kremlin (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kremlin (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kremlin (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kremlin (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kremlin (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kremlin (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kremlin (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kremlin (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kremlin (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kremlin (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kremlin (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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