Standard Lemma guide

Kremlin

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɹɛmlɪn/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K R EH1 M L AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: K R EH1 M L IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The Moscow Kremlin; a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia that serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Kreml

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The Russian or Soviet government.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: metonymically

Examples

  • The Kremlin announced plans to increase funding for museums and the arts.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Moscow

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Slavic architecture

Topics: architecture

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

citadel of a Russian town

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bastion, citadel

5

noun

Meaning 5

citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bastion, citadel

History

Etymology

Special use 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).

Across languages

Translations

86 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: Kremlin — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Albanian: Kremlini — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Arabic: الْكْرِمْلِين — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Armenian: Կրեմլ (Kreml) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Azerbaijani: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Belarusian: Крэмль (Kremlʹ) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Bengali: ক্রেমলিন (kremolin) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Bulgarian: Кре́мъл (Krémǎl) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Burmese: ကရင်မလင် (ka.rangma.lang) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Catalan: Kremlin — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Chinese Mandarin: 克里姆林 (Kèlǐmǔlín) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Chinese Mandarin: 克里姆林宮 (Kèlǐmǔlín gōng) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Chinese Mandarin: 克宮 /克宫 (Kègōng) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Czech: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Danish: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Dutch: Kremlin — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Esperanto: Kremlo — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Estonian: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Faroese: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Finnish: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • French: Kremlin — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Georgian: კრემლი (ḳremli) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • German: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Greek: Κρεμλίνο (Kremlíno) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Hebrew: קְרֶמְלִין (kremlin) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Hindi: क्रेमलिन (kremlin) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Hungarian: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Icelandic: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Irish: Creimil — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Italian: Cremlino — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Japanese: クレムリ (Kuremuri) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Japanese: クレムリン (Kuremurin) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Kazakh: Кремль (Kreml) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Khmer: ក្រឹមឡាំង (krəmlang) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Korean: 크렘린 (Keuremnin) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Korean: 크레믈린 (Keuremeullin) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Kyrgyz: Кремль (Kreml) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Latvian: Kremlis — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Lithuanian: Kremlius — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Macedonian: Кремљ (Kremlj) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Malay: Kremlin — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Mongolian: Кремль (Kremlʹ) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Iranian Persian: کِرِمْلین (keremlin) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Polish: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Portuguese: Kremlin — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Romanian: Kremlin — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Russian: Кремль (Kremlʹ) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Serbo-Croatian: Кремљ — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kremlj — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Slovak: Kremeľ — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Slovene: Kremelj — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Spanish: Kremlin — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Swedish: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Tagalog: Kremlin — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Tajik: Кремл (Kreml) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Thai: เครมลิน (kreem-lin) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Turkish: Kremlin — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Turkmen: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Ukrainian: Кремль (Kremlʹ) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Urdu: کْریمْلِن (kremlin) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Urdu: کِریمْلِن (kiremlin) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Uyghur: كرېمل (krëml) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Uzbek: Kreml — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Vietnamese: điện Kremli — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Vietnamese: điện Cẩm Linh — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Welsh: Kremlin — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Yiddish: קרעמלין (kremlin) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Yiddish: קרעמל (kreml) — the Moscow Kremlin
  • Chinese Mandarin: 克里姆林宮 (Kèlǐmǔlín gōng) — the Russian or Soviet government
  • Danish: Kreml — the Russian or Soviet government
  • Georgian: კრემლი (ḳremli) — the Russian or Soviet government
  • German: Kreml — the Russian or Soviet government
  • Hindi: क्रेमलिन (kremlin) — the Russian or Soviet government
  • Hungarian: Kreml — the Russian or Soviet government
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kreml — the Russian or Soviet government
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Kreml — the Russian or Soviet government
  • Polish: Kreml — the Russian or Soviet government
  • Russian: Кремль (Kremlʹ) — the Russian or Soviet government
  • Swedish: Kreml — the Russian or Soviet government
  • Dutch: kremlin — type of fortification
  • Hindi: क्रेमलिन (krēmlin) — type of fortification
  • Polish: kreml — type of fortification
  • Portuguese: kremlin — type of fortification
  • Russian: кремль (kremlʹ) — type of fortification
Real reading context

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