kremlin

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: krem=lin

CIDE DICTIONARY

kremlin, n. [Russ. kremle.].

•  The citadel of a town or city; especially, the citadel of Moscow, a large inclosure which contains imperial palaces, cathedrals, churches, an arsenal, etc.
•  The government of Russia (or, 1920-1992, of the Soviet Union).  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

kremlin, n.
1 a citadel within a Russian town.
2 (the Kremlin) a the citadel in Moscow. b the USSR Government housed within it.

Etymology

F, f. Russ. Kreml', of Tartar orig.