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Moscow
[ mos-koh -kou ]
noun
- Russian Moskva. a city in and the capital of the Russian Federation, in the W part: capital of the former Soviet Union.
- Also called Grand Duchy of Moscow. Muscovy ( def 1 ).
- a city in W Idaho.
Moscow
/ ˈɒəʊ /
noun
- the capital of Russia and of the Moscow Autonomous Region, on the Moskva River: dates from the 11th century; capital of the grand duchy of Russia from 1547 to 1712; capital of the Soviet Union 1918–91; centres on the medieval Kremlin; chief political, cultural, and industrial centre of Russia, with two universities. Pop: 10 672 000 (2005 est) Russian nameMoskva Muscovite
Moscow
- Capital and largest city of Russia , located in the west-central region on the Moscow River; Russia's economic and cultural center.
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Example Sentences
Signs, perhaps, of a cold wind blowing between Moscow and Washington?
A battered leather briefcase left behind by Guy Burgess when he fled to Moscow in 1951 is among 20 objects from MI5's archives to go on display for the first time from Saturday.
"All agreements on the level of President Trump are only worth a few pennies on market day" the newspaper concluded, while "Moscow is prepared to make a deal with the US president."
Whilst countries like Poland and the Baltic States cautioned against getting too close to Moscow – and increased their own defence spending – Berlin under former Chancellor Angela Merkel believed in doing business.
It is the first time the US has seriously threatened Russia with consequences for dragging its feet in ceasefire negotiations, which would seem to put the diplomatic ball back in Moscow's court.
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