Muscovy

See also: muscovy

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Moscovia, derived from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌskəvi/

Proper noun

Muscovy between 1390 and 1530

Muscovy

1. 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.
2. (by extension) 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

• Muscovian

Related terms

• Muscovite
• Moscow
• Moskva

Translations

Grand Duchy of Moscow

• Belarusian: Маско́ўшчына f (Maskóŭščyna), Маско́вія f (Maskóvija)
• Danish: Moskovien c, Storfyrstendømmet Moskva (Grand Duchy of Moscow)
• Dutch: Moskovië n
• Esperanto: Moskovio
• Finnish: Moskova (fi)
• French: Moscovie (fr) f
• Galician: Moscovia
• German: Moskau (de) n, Moskowien n
• Hungarian: Moszkvai Nagyfejedelemség, Muszkaföld
• Italian: Moscovia f
• Latin: Moscovia f, Magnus Ducatus Moscuensis m (Grand Duchy of Moscow)
• Latvian: Maskavija f
• Portuguese: Moscóvia f
• Russian: Моско́вия (ru) f (Moskóvija), Моско́вское госуда́рство n (Moskóvskoje gosudárstvo), Вели́кое кня́жество Моско́вское n (Velíkoje knjážestvo Moskóvskoje) (official name)
• Spanish: Moscovia f
• Swedish: Moskvariket n
• Ukrainian: Моско́вія f (Moskóvija), Москівщи́на f (Moskivščýna), Московщи́на (uk) f (Moskovščýna), Моско́вщина (uk) f (Moskóvščyna)