Muscovy
Meanings
name
- 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.
- Russia.
noun
- Muscovy duck
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin Moscovia, derived from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).
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