muscovy

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Muscovy^¹

/ˈmʌskəvi/

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A learned borrowing from Latin Moscovia, derived from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).

proper noun

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.
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.

muscovy^²

noun muscovies

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name Grand Duchy of Moscow

Español	Moscovia
Português	Moscóvia
Français	Moscovie
Deutsch	Moskau, Moskowien
Italiano	Moscovia
Ελληνικά	Μοσχοβία Moschovía
Русский	Моско́вия Moskóvija, Моско́вское госуда́рство Moskóvskoje gosudárstvo, Вели́кое кня́жество Моско́вское Velíkoje knjážestvo Moskóvskoje

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@misc{muscovy_2026,
  title = {muscovy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/muscovy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}