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Kremlin

2 stages from Russian to English.

Today it means the Russian government, or a citadel within a Russian city
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Stage 1 of 2
kreml
Russian · medieval
"a fortified citadel"
a fortified citadel at the center of a Russian city
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Stage 2 of 2
kremlin
English · 1800s
"a Russian citadel, or the Russian government"
settled as the name for Moscow's citadel, later shorthand for the Russian government
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