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# kremlin

noun (the Kremlin; a kremlin, kremlins)

«kremlin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (the Kremlin) The old walled fortress in the centre of Moscow, where the President of Russia has his offices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kremlin/#m1)
2. (the Kremlin) Used in the news to mean the Russian government itself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kremlin/#m2)
3. (a kremlin) Any old Russian walled fortress in the middle of a city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kremlin/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history and current-events lessons: the Kremlin with its red walls and towers is beside Red Square; news reports say «the Kremlin said…» to mean the Russian government, for example about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Phrases: the Kremlin said, Kremlin walls, inside the Kremlin.

### Examples

- The Kremlin stands next to Red Square in Moscow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kremlin/#x1)
- «The Kremlin denied the report,» said the newsreader. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kremlin/#x2)
- The Kremlin's walls are made of red brick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kremlin/#x3)
- Many old Russian towns have their own kremlin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kremlin/#x4)
- The President of Russia works in the Kremlin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kremlin/#x5)
- The Kremlin has many churches with golden domes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kremlin/#x6)
- Most countries at the UN criticised the Kremlin for invading Ukraine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kremlin/#x7)
- Why, they had been talking of Russia and of Moscow, and thus mention was made of the Kremlin, which little George had once drawn for Miss Emily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kremlin/#x8)

### Note

Capital K for the Moscow one: the Kremlin. Like «Downing Street» or «the White House», the place stands for the government. Pronounced KREM-lin.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «kremlin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kremlin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«kremlin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/kremlin.html) on Mova free.