English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Moscovia, derived from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Muscovy
- 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.
- (by extension, sometines derogatory) Russia.
2021, Michael MacKay, “4:45 PM · Feb 26, 2021”, in Twitter[1], Twitter: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.
Derived terms
Translations
Grand Duchy of Moscow
- Armenian: please add this translation if you can
- Belarusian: Маско́ўшчына f (Maskówščyna), Маско́вія f (Maskóvija)
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- Danish: Moskovien c, Storfyrstendømmet Moskva (Grand Duchy of Moscow)
- Dutch: Moskovië n
- Esperanto: Moskovio
- Estonian: please add this translation if you can
- Finnish: Moskova (fi)
- French: Moscovie (fr) f
- Galician: Moscovia
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- German: Moskau (de) n, Moskowien n
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- Hungarian: Moszkvai Nagyfejedelemség, Muszkaföld
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- Italian: Moscovia f
- Latin: Moscovia f, Magnus Ducatus Moscuensis m (Grand Duchy of Moscow)
- Latvian: Maskavija f
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- Polish: Wielkie Księstwo Moskiewskie n
- Portuguese: Moscóvia f
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- Russian: Моско́вия (ru) f (Moskóvija), Моско́вское госуда́рство n (Moskóvskoje gosudárstvo), Вели́кое кня́жество Моско́вское n (Velíkoje knjážestvo Moskóvskoje) (official name)
- Slovak: please add this translation if you can
- Spanish: Moscovia f
- Swedish: Moskvariket n
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- Ukrainian: Моско́вія f (Moskóvija), Москівщи́на f (Moskivščýna), Московщи́на (uk) f (Moskovščýna)
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