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
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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