Muscovy en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈmʌskəvi/
Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin Moscovia, derived from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).
Meanings
- The Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became the nucleus of a united Russia, which its dynasty ruled first as czars (kings) from Moscow, later as emperors from Saint Petersburg.
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(broadly, derogatory, usually) Russia.
The Russian Federation's war against Ukraine is now in its eighth year. Invaders from Muscovy have been attacking Ukrainians in their homeland every day for 2,563 days.
2021, Michael MacKay, “4:45 PM · Feb 26, 2021”, in Twitter, Twitter:
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Translations (30)
hu Moszkvai Nagyfejedelemség (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · la Magnus Ducatus Moscuensis (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · ru Моско́вское госуда́рство (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · pl Wielkie Księstwo Moskiewskie (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · fi Moskova (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · da Storfyrstendømmet Moskva (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · it Moscovia (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · la Moscovia (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · sv Moskvariket (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · de Moskowien (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · es Moscovia (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · be Маско́ўшчына (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · uk Московщи́на (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · fr Moscovie (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · ru Моско́вия (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · lv Maskavija (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · pt Moscóvia (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · rsk Вельке московске князовство (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · uk Москівщи́на (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · uk Моско́вія (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · be Маско́вія (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · ru Вели́кое кня́жество Моско́вское (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · el Μοσχοβία (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · nl Moskovië (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · gl Moscovia (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · rsk Московия (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · hu Muszkaföld (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · de Moskau (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · eo Moskvio (Grand Duchy of Moscow) · da Moskovien (Grand Duchy of Moscow)